girl (SSA Category)Latin Origin

Allegra

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Joyful, lively”

Linguistic heritage: Latin

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:ah-LEH-gruh

IPA (US English):/ɑːˈlɛ.ɡrə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity1988154 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#397936 births in 2025

Total US Registrations4,732Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1920 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1988 (154 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1920

Recent 2025 Level36 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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