Alondra is the Spanish word for the "lark", the songbird of the open fields, and is also used as a short form of Alejandra. The 1995 Mexican telenovela Alondra turned it into one of the most popular girls' names among Mexican and Mexican-American families. In the United States Alondra was number 182 in 2000, peaked at 120 in 2005 and has eased to 680 in 2025.