Alegra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEG-ra
- Origin
- Italian
Alegra is a girls' name of Italian origin, meaning “cheerful, lively”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alegra mean?
Italian: spelling of Allegra
“cheerful, lively”
Lord Byron gave the name to his daughter Allegra (1817-1822); in music allegro means brisk and lively.
Meaning borrowed from Allegra. More on Wiktionary.
Is Alegra a girl's or a boy's name?
Alegra is a girls' name.
How popular is Alegra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1952.
Half of all the girls named Alegra in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alegra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
Names like Alegra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aria Alora Ariana Sienna Alina Ximena Amara Solana Bianca Amanda Alondra Alanna
Names related to Alegra
More Italian names
Enzo Bella Kiara Gemma Ariyah Milani Ariya Armani Siena Ariah Capri Kara Emiliana Jemma Alfredo Nella
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alegra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alegra, updated 20 October 2026.