Name meaning & stats
Allegra
Allegra means “cheerful” (Italian origin). 4,264 US babies since 1940, peak 1988.
What it means
“cheerful”
ItalianWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1988
4,264 US babies were named Allegra between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Allegra (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 87% of the family
- Allegra 87%
- Alegra 8%
- Alegria 5%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1988)