Given name & surname
Alegra
Alegra is a variant of Alegria. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is cheerful and brings happiness to others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alegra is a variant of Alegria. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is cheerful and brings happiness to others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alegra is a variant of Alegria. An origin associated with Alegria is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alegra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 386
- 0 boys · 386 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 423 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.
Alegra’s family of names
Alegra has a related form in Alegria. In English usage, Alegra has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Αλέγκρα. In Greek usage, Alegra as a surname is a transliteration of Αλέγρα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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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