Fun Facts About the Name Alora
- More than 11 thousand babies named Alora: U.S. records list 11,881 babies given the name Alora from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alora Mean?
Alora is a feminine name used in English, and its meaning is not securely established. The explanation given most often is that it is a variant spelling of Elora (also Eliora), a Hebrew name built from el, "God," and or, "light," so that it carries the sense "God is my light." The resemblance is real, but no documented chain of transmission connects the two forms, and they differ in both spelling and sound.
A second explanation treats Alora as a form of Eleanor or a short form of Eleonora, the way Elora is sometimes linked to those names. That rests on sound resemblance rather than recorded development. A third explanation, found on some name lists, describes Alora as African and defines it as "my dream," but it names no specific language or source word, so it cannot be confirmed. Álora, a town in Andalusia, Spain, whose name has an Arabic background, is a separate place name and is not a demonstrated source of the given name.
Alora Name History & Origins
Alora is a modern name in English and its early development is not documented. It belongs to the group of feminine names that came into wider use in English-speaking countries in the late twentieth century, among sound-alike forms such as Elora, Alana, and Aurora. Name writers sometimes group these together, but the similarities are matters of sound and style, not recorded derivations from one another.
Because the name has a short written history, few specific events or language shifts mark its progress. Its spelling varies in use, appearing as Alora, Alorah, and Elora. The similar name Elora was used for a character in the 1988 film Willow, but there is no evidence that this use accounts for the spread of Alora.
How Popular is the Name Alora?
Alora recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #195 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #195 | 1,614 | 0.1004% |
| 2024 | #225 | 1,372 | 0.0850% |
| 2023 | #199 | 1,492 | 0.0931% |
| 2022 | #267 | 1,183 | 0.0722% |
| 2021 | #463 | 675 | 0.0412% |
| 2020 | #599 | 485 | 0.0300% |
| 2019 | #712 | 400 | 0.0238% |
| 2018 | #921 | 290 | 0.0171% |
| 2017 | #1,006 | 258 | 0.0149% |
| 2016 | #1,113 | 228 | 0.0129% |
| 2015 | #1,204 | 207 | 0.0116% |
| 2014 | #1,261 | 191 | 0.0107% |
| 2013 | #1,281 | 184 | 0.0105% |
| 2012 | #1,351 | 173 | 0.0098% |
| 2011 | #1,293 | 182 | 0.0103% |
| 2010 | #1,392 | 165 | 0.0093% |
| 2009 | #1,477 | 157 | 0.0085% |
| 2008 | #1,454 | 162 | 0.0086% |
| 2007 | #1,453 | 161 | 0.0084% |
| 2006 | #1,268 | 189 | 0.0099% |
| 2005 | #1,351 | 161 | 0.0087% |
| 2004 | #1,258 | 172 | 0.0094% |
| 2003 | #1,227 | 172 | 0.0094% |
| 2002 | #1,337 | 145 | 0.0081% |
| 2001 | #1,612 | 114 | 0.0063% |
| 2000 | #1,446 | 127 | 0.0070% |
| 1999 | #1,422 | 123 | 0.0069% |
| 1998 | #1,526 | 110 | 0.0062% |
| 1997 | #1,586 | 101 | 0.0058% |
| 1996 | #1,685 | 90 | 0.0051% |
| 1995 | #1,718 | 85 | 0.0048% |
| 1994 | #1,633 | 92 | 0.0052% |
| 1993 | #1,800 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 1992 | #1,930 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 1991 | #1,727 | 84 | 0.0045% |
| 1990 | #1,445 | 108 | 0.0057% |
| 1989 | #1,435 | 103 | 0.0056% |
| 1988 | #6,685 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #9,343 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #10,473 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #9,143 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #10,429 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #7,313 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #8,010 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #6,683 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #6,578 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #5,829 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #6,641 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #5,307 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #5,867 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #5,861 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,925 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #6,117 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #5,844 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #5,426 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,621 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #5,255 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1943 | #4,706 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #4,262 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,356 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #4,070 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #3,413 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #3,881 | 7 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Alora Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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