Allegra
A girls’ name of Italian origin, meaning cheerful, lively.
Allegra by the numbers
In 2025, 49 babies in England and Wales were named Allegra. In the US, 71 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 154 babies in 1988, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Allegra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean joy
Like Allegra, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean life
Like Allegra, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Allegra
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