Alora: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern coinage; etymology uncertain”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- uh-LOR-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Alora is generally treated as a modern invented or elaborated name, sometimes influenced by names like Elora, Alaura, or the Spanish place name Álora. Its exact origin is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Alora?
Babies named Alora in 20241,372
2024 rank#225 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 188010,267
Alora is rising: use over the last five years is 6.4× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Alora
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Alora questions
What does the name Alora mean?
Alora means "modern coinage; etymology uncertain". It comes from American (modern coinage). Alora is generally treated as a modern invented or elaborated name, sometimes influenced by names like Elora, Alaura, or the Spanish place name Álora. Its exact origin is uncertain.
Is Alora a boy or girl name?
Alora is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Alora?
1,372 US babies were named Alora in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Alora?
Alora is usually pronounced uh-LOR-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.