girl's name
Alaura
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,931
Alaura is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1989, when 71 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Alaura over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 77 |
| 1990s | 442 |
| 2000s | 546 |
| 2010s | 453 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 308 |
How popular is Alaura?
In 2025, Alaura was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Alaura is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alaura
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alaura also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alaura over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alaura
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alaura — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alaura
How popular is the name Alaura?
In 2025, Alaura was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Alaura a girl's or a boy's name?
Alaura is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alaura most popular?
Alaura peaked in 1989, when 71 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Alaura a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alaura currently ranks #3,679 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.