The first name Alora
A girl’s name meaning “my dream”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Alora means “my dream”.
From Botswana, it means "my dream" in the Bantu languages.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 173 girls were named Alora, making it the 265th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 206 births (#232).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alora with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alora at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,614 girls born in the United States were named Alora, the 195th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Alora mean?
- Alora means “my dream”.
- How popular is the name Alora?
- In 2025, 173 girls born in England and Wales were named Alora, ranking 265th. Its peak was 2024, with 206 births.
- Is Alora a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 11,893 US babies named Alora since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alora most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 1,614 babies were named Alora, its highest rank at 195th.