Alora Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The lucky number associated with Alora is 2

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A Deep Dive

Alora Overview

Meaning

My dream, laurel tree

Gender

Girl

Origin

English

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew phrase “El ora,” meaning “God is my light,” and from the Bantu languages, where it translates to “my dream.”

Pronunciation

/əˈlɔrə/

Popularity

Alora is gaining recognition in the USA and other English-speaking countries for its unique and melodic sound. In 2023, Alora ranked #574 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

2 (Cooperative, Adaptable, Considerate)

Name Styles

Nature-inspired, Unique, Fictional

Associated Traits

Dreamy, melodic, graceful
A Deep Dive

Alora Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Alara, Allura, Alaura, Aliora, Alorah, Alura

Common Nicknames

Lora, Allie, Lorie, Ali, Lori, Alie

Diminutives

Al, Alo, Lora, Alie, Rora

Famous People

  • Alora Smith
    (American Actress)
  • Alora Samson
    (Canadian Singer-Songwriter)
  • Alora McAllister
    (Australian Visual Artist)
  • Alora Jackson
    (British Dancer)
  • Alora Thompson
    (American Professional Basketball Player)
  • Alora Davies
    (British Author)
  • Alora Greene
    (American Journalist)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Alora
    ("Alora's Song," Song)
  • "Alora's Adventure"
    (Novel)
  • Alora Griffin
    ("Shadow Hunters," TV Series)
  • "Alora and the Magic Amulet"
    (Film)
  • "Alora's Promise"
    (Play)
  • Alora Mitchell
    ("The Mystical Land of Alora," Children's Book)
  • "Alora: The Last Heir"
    (Comic Series)

What Is the Meaning of Alora?

Alora means “God is my light” in Hebrew. It conveys a sense of guidance and illumination, suggesting a personality that is radiant and uplifting. In African (Bantu) origin, Alora means “my dream,” implying a person who is visionary and aspirational.

What Is the Origin of The Name Alora?

Alora has Hebrew origins, derived from the phrase “El ora,” meaning “God is my light.” It also has African roots, particularly from the Bantu languages, where it translates to “my dream.”

Alora Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Alora in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#4632021#2672022#1992023
Top 3 Rankings#1992023#2672022#4632021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Alora

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023199
(+68 from 2022)
1488
(+306 from 2022)
0.08507
2022267
(+196 from 2021)
1182
(+507 from 2021)
0.06592
2021463
(+136 from 2020)
675
(+191 from 2020)
0.03768
2020599
(+115 from 2019)
484
(+85 from 2019)
0.02738
2019714
(+206 from 2018)
399
(+109 from 2018)
0.02175
2018920
(+85 from 2017)
290
(+32 from 2017)
0.01559
20171005
(+108 from 2016)
258
(+30 from 2016)
0.01366
20161113
(+91 from 2015)
228
(+21 from 2015)
0.01178
20151204
(+62 from 2014)
207
(+17 from 2014)
0.01061
20141266
(+15 from 2013)
190
(+6 from 2013)
0.00971
20131281
(+70 from 2012)
184
(+11 from 2012)
0.00955
20121351
(-59 from 2011)
173
(-9 from 2011)
0.00892
20111292
(+99 from 2010)
182
(+17 from 2010)
0.00939
20101391
(+85 from 2009)
165
(+8 from 2009)
0.00842
20091476
(-24 from 2008)
157
(-5 from 2008)
0.00775
20081452
(+1 from 2007)
162
(+1 from 2007)
0.00778
20071453
(-185 from 2006)
161
(-28 from 2006)
0.00761
20061268
(+82 from 2005)
189
(+28 from 2005)
0.00904
20051350
(-92 from 2004)
161
(-11 from 2004)
0.00793
20041258
(-31 from 2003)
172
No change from 2003
0.00852
20031227
(+110 from 2002)
172
(+27 from 2002)
0.00857
20021337
(+274 from 2001)
145
(+31 from 2001)
0.00734
20011611
(-165 from 2000)
114
(-13 from 2000)
0.00575
20001446
(-24 from 1999)
127
(+4 from 1999)
0.00636
19991422
(+104 from 1998)
123
(+13 from 1998)
0.00632
19981526
(+59 from 1997)
110
(+9 from 1997)
0.00567
19971585
(+100 from 1996)
101
(+11 from 1996)
0.00529
19961685
(+30 from 1995)
90
(+5 from 1995)
0.00469
19951715
(-82 from 1994)
85
(-7 from 1994)
0.00442
19941633
(+167 from 1993)
92
(+11 from 1993)
0.00472
19931800
(+128 from 1992)
81
(+9 from 1992)
0.00411
19921928
(-201 from 1991)
72
(-12 from 1991)
0.00359
19911727
(-282 from 1990)
84
(-24 from 1990)
0.00413
19901445
(-10 from 1989)
108
(+5 from 1989)
0.00526
19891435
(+5232 from 1988)
103
(+92 from 1988)
0.00517
19886667
(+2639 from 1985)
11
(+5 from 1985)
0.00057
19870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19859306
(+1115 from 1984)
6
(+1 from 1984)
0.00032
198410421
(-1312 from 1981)
5
(-1 from 1981)
0.00028
19830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19819109
(+1282 from 1980)
6
(+1 from 1980)
0.00034
198010391
(-3094 from 1976)
5
(-2 from 1976)
0.00028
19790
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19780
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19770
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19767297
(+686 from 1975)
7
(+1 from 1975)
0.00045
19757983
(-1317 from 1973)
6
(-1 from 1973)
0.00038
19740
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19736666
(-109 from 1972)
7
No change from 1972
0.00045
19726557
(-740 from 1970)
7
(-1 from 1970)
0.00043
19710
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19705817
(+800 from 1969)
8
(+2 from 1969)
0.00044
19696617
(-1319 from 1963)
6
(-1 from 1963)
0.00034
19680
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19635298
(+559 from 1962)
7
(+1 from 1962)
0.00035
19625857
(-9 from 1961)
6
No change from 1961
0.00030
19615848
(-1928 from 1960)
6
(-5 from 1960)
0.00029
19603920
(+2186 from 1958)
11
(+6 from 1958)
0.00053
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19586106
(-278 from 1955)
5
No change from 1955
0.00024
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19555828
(-414 from 1951)
5
No change from 1951
0.00025
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19515414
(-1803 from 1949)
5
(-4 from 1949)
0.00027
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19493611
(+1633 from 1948)
9
(+4 from 1948)
0.00051
19485244
(-553 from 1943)
5
No change from 1943
0.00029
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19434691
(-441 from 1939)
5
No change from 1939
0.00035
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19394250
(-905 from 1930)
5
(-3 from 1930)
0.00044
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19303345
(+708 from 1929)
8
(+2 from 1929)
0.00069
19294053
(-653 from 1921)
6
(-3 from 1921)
0.00052
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19213400
(+469 from 1918)
9
(+2 from 1918)
0.00070
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19183869
First SSA data recorded
7
First SSA data recorded
0.00058
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Alora

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#6152021#4352022#2532023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#5592021#2702022#1932023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3372021#1912022#1462023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4812021#3022022#2292023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3082021#1612022#1822023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#3592021#1562022#1292023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#3882021#2602022#1892023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4132021#2822022#1562023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3342021#1392022#1782023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#7322021#3372022#3142023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#5242021#2722022#2682023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#2872021#3092022#1862023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#4702021#2052022#1602023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#6302021#3702022#3222023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#3952021#2972022#2032023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#4452021#2232022#1352023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#4792021#2552022#2202023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#4282021#1532022#1632023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#6952021#3272022#2702023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#4362021#2302022#1932023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#3642021#2182022#2022023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#5022021#3622022#2222023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3132021#2882022#1762023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#6872021#3042022#2702023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#5402021#2102022#1522023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#6942021#3452022#2622023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#6392021#2112022#2122023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4562021#3962022#2232023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4332021#5502022#1772023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3492021#2902022#2872023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3482021#2452022#1762023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#3082021#2422022#982023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#3042021#2132022#2352023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3002020#3222021#1652023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4812021#2872022#2962023

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1542020#662022#852023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3252005#2152019#1782023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#1732021#1582022#1632023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#1972021#1472022

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1542022#1352023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1822022#1212023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3592022#4102023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1722021#1932023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#3172023

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1892022

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1542023

Popularity Rankings for Alora in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#1732022#1542023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#3242022#2362023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#3052022#2642023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#5252021#2952022#2692023

Popularity in Iceland

Iceland flagIceland#3912023

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#9252022#5502023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#6252023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#7342021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Alora a Name for Boys or Girls?

Alora is usually a girl’s name. The name’s roots and the meanings it carries, which reflect guidance and visionary qualities, are typically feminine in nature.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Alora

Alora in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Alora Smith (Actress, born 1980): An American actress who has appeared in numerous independent films and television series.
  • Alora Samson (Singer, born 1992): A Canadian singer-songwriter who has released several acclaimed albums and singles.
  • Alora McAllister (Artist, born 1975): An Australian visual artist celebrated for her contemporary and vibrant artworks.
  • Alora Jackson (Dancer, born 1995): A British dancer known for her performances with renowned dance companies.
  • Alora Thompson (Athlete, born 1987): An American professional basketball player with a successful career in the WNBA.
  • Alora Davies (Writer, born 1965): A British author known for her best-selling novels and engaging storytelling.
  • Alora Greene (Journalist, born 1970): An American journalist and news anchor who has worked with several major news networks.
  • Alora ("Alora's Song," 2018 Song): A heartfelt ballad about love and loss, featuring a character named Alora.
  • "Alora's Adventure" (2019 Novel): Chronicles the journey of a young girl on a quest to discover her hidden powers.
  • Alora Griffin ("Shadow Hunters," 2016 TV Series): A fierce and determined Shadowhunter who battles against dark forces.
  • "Alora and the Magic Amulet" (2020 Film): Follows a young woman who discovers a magical amulet that changes her life.
  • "Alora's Promise" (2017 Play): A touching story about a young woman making a vow to change her destiny.
  • Alora Mitchell ("The Mystical Land of Alora," 2015 Children's Book): Explores a fantastical world where Alora embarks on an epic adventure.
  • "Alora: The Last Heir" (2018 Comic Series): A thrilling tale of the last heir to a powerful dynasty fighting to reclaim her throne.
  • Alora Town (Andalusia, Spain): A picturesque town located in the province of Málaga, famous for its historic castle and white-washed buildings.
  • Alora Cave (Málaga, Spain): An ancient cave located near the town of Alora, featuring prehistoric paintings and archaeological findings.
  • Alora Gorge (Málaga, Spain): A scenic gorge formed by the Guadalhorce River, offering hiking and adventure sports.
  • Alora Railway Station (Málaga, Spain): A historic railway station serving the town of Alora, providing connectivity to other parts of Andalusia.
  • Alora Parish (West Yorkshire, England): A parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, known for its rural landscape and historic churches.
  • Alora Beach (Queensland, Australia): A pristine beach on the northeastern coast of Australia, popular for swimming and surfing.

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