Alaura
Ruperto Alaura, Sr. was a Cebuano writer based in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines. He wrote prose stories and novels and was published in Bisaya Magasin.
Meaning & Origin of Alaura
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ruperto Alaura, Sr. was a Cebuano writer based in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines. He wrote prose stories and novels and was published in Bisaya Magasin.
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The Story of Alaura
Alaura first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1988, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 71 Alauras were born — ranking #1,851 that year. As of 2026, Alaura ranks #2,767 for baby girls with 61 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Alauras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alaura
Alaura is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Alaura's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #1,851. Use the chart and map above to compare Alaura's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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