Given name & surname
Alaura
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
In Latin use, Alaura carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Alaura carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Alaura is used as a form of Laura.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alaura through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,826
- 0 boys · 1,826 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 41
- #3,647 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 41 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,647 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 71 in 1989. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,369 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alaura’s family of names
Alaura is a form of Laura. Alaura has a related form in Alaurea. Alaura has a related form in Alaureah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Allauralikely variant
- Alaurralikely variant
- Alauryevariant
- Alaureyvariant
- Alauryvariant
- Alaureahvariant
- Alaureavariant
- Alaureevariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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