Allegra is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning “cheerful.” In 2024 it was given to 40 girls in the United States.
Allegra belongs to the Italian tradition. Its meaning — “cheerful” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Allegra first appears in Social Security records in 1902. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1045 in 1988, and in 2024 40 babies received the name — 4,696 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Allegra means “cheerful” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Allegra is a girl name. In 2024, 40 babies received the name in the US.
Allegra comes from the Italian tradition.
Allegra first appears in US records in 1902. Its best-ever ranking was #1045 in 1988, and 40 babies were given the name in 2024.
Allegra is pronounced /əˈlɛɡrə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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