Alora

What Alora means

Means “my dream”

From Botswana, it means "my dream" in the Bantu languages.

Source: Wiktionary, “Alora” (revision 77583725), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Alora?

US: Rising: up from #1204 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #3252 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 1,614 girls got the name (#195 that year). First in the US records in 1918.

How common

• About 1 in 996 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,464 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,052 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in HI (5.13 per 1,000 girls), NM (4.28 per 1,000 girls), AK (4.23 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Alora is #195 in the US and #265 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Alora were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Elora861 US · 201 E&W
• Alara441 US · 139 E&W
• Elara275 US · 127 E&W
• Alorah83 US · 5 E&W
• Alaira19 US · 48 E&W
• Ellora52 US · 13 E&W
• Aloura56 US
• Elira34 US · 12 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Alora

Girls

• Ruth#173Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1920, with 26,102 babies; 1,781 in 2025
• Iris#61“rainbow”^*
• Lainey#30Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025
• Margot#102Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #592 in 2015, #102 in 2025
• Catalina#111Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #325 in 2015, #111 in 2025
• Esther#119“star”^*

For a brother

• Sonny#298Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #822 in 2015, #298 in 2025
• Baker#217From a surname for “a baker, or owner of a communal oven”^*
• Walker#78Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #340 in 2015, #78 in 2025
• Colter#157Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #157 vs #1,466 in 2025
• Shiloh#278Editor’s note Used for both: 53% of US babies named Shiloh in 2025 were boys
• Theo#82Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #405 in 2015, #82 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Alora’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.