Alondra means lark — from the Spanish. The lark is the bird that sings at dawn, the first voice heard each morning. Alondra Park is a neighbourhood in Los Angeles. The name sounds like a lark ascending over a Spanish meadow: three syllables of dawn-singing, Spanish ornithology, and the most joyful bird in any language.
Spanish alondra (lark, from Latin alauda)→given name Alondra
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Spanish roots
Alondra is the Spanish word for lark — the bird that sings at dawn. Larks are celebrated for being the first voice heard each morning. Alondra Park is a neighbourhood in Los Angeles. The name is popular across the Spanish-speaking world.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Spanish word; popular across the Spanish-speaking world.
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Today
Alondra remains a beloved choice, ranking #474 in the US. 42,000 babies have been named Alondra since 1959.
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How popular is Alondra?
2005peak year
Alondra has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks around #474, with about 683 babies named Alondra each year. In 2005, 2,721 babies received the name (ranked #120). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 42,000.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Alondra's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — dawn-singing communication. People named Alondra tend to be joyful, musical, and gifted at being the first voice heard each day.
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