How Many People Are Named Alaura?
An estimated 1,754 people in the United States have the first name Alaura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Alaura peaked in popularity in 1989 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alaura as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alaura paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,754
About 1 in 195,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
1989
71 births
Total Registered
1,785
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alaura
Alaura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,785 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alaura as a female name
Ranked #2,792 in 2024
60 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (71 births)
Alaura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alaura span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 546 babies were registered. While Alaura is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alaura by Decade
How has Alaura tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alaura by State
Birth registrations for Alaura span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. On average, about 26 Alauras were registered per state.
Alaura + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alaura as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alaura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alaura?
We estimate approximately 1,754 people named Alaura are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 195,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Alaura a common name?
Alaura is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,785 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alaura most popular?
Alaura reached peak popularity in 1989, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alaura is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alaura a female name?
Alaura is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alaura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alaura Smith, Alaura Johnson, Alaura Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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