Girl nameCurrently #16 in the USRising
Aurora
uh-ROR-uh//əˈrɔːrə//
4 syllablesPeak year: 20246 lettersStarts with A
Meaning & origin
Dawn
Aurora was the Roman goddess of the dawn, and her name is the Latin word for sunrise itself; it also names the shimmering aurora borealis, or northern lights. Long associated with Sleeping Beauty's Princess Aurora, the name has surged in popularity in the 2010s and 2020s for its dreamy, luminous quality.
Aurora's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Aurora |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1881 | 6 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 10 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1886 | 9 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 13 |
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 15 |
| 1892 | 16 |
| 1893 | 20 |
| 1894 | 14 |
| 1895 | 15 |
| 1896 | 26 |
| 1897 | 16 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 17 |
| 1900 | 21 |
| 1901 | 25 |
| 1902 | 19 |
| 1903 | 28 |
| 1904 | 31 |
| 1905 | 43 |
| 1906 | 35 |
| 1907 | 53 |
| 1908 | 46 |
| 1909 | 53 |
| 1910 | 61 |
| 1911 | 66 |
| 1912 | 102 |
| 1913 | 90 |
| 1914 | 107 |
| 1915 | 147 |
| 1916 | 182 |
| 1917 | 185 |
| 1918 | 226 |
| 1919 | 223 |
| 1920 | 274 |
| 1921 | 329 |
| 1922 | 286 |
| 1923 | 338 |
| 1924 | 357 |
| 1925 | 348 |
| 1926 | 327 |
| 1927 | 370 |
| 1928 | 361 |
| 1929 | 352 |
| 1930 | 331 |
| 1931 | 264 |
| 1932 | 256 |
| 1933 | 211 |
| 1934 | 212 |
| 1935 | 201 |
| 1936 | 193 |
| 1937 | 177 |
| 1938 | 190 |
| 1939 | 178 |
| 1940 | 154 |
| 1941 | 171 |
| 1942 | 223 |
| 1943 | 228 |
| 1944 | 203 |
| 1945 | 213 |
| 1946 | 211 |
| 1947 | 247 |
| 1948 | 199 |
| 1949 | 182 |
| 1950 | 217 |
| 1951 | 189 |
| 1952 | 198 |
| 1953 | 187 |
| 1954 | 167 |
| 1955 | 180 |
| 1956 | 173 |
| 1957 | 162 |
| 1958 | 151 |
| 1959 | 156 |
| 1960 | 177 |
| 1961 | 150 |
| 1962 | 173 |
| 1963 | 154 |
| 1964 | 156 |
| 1965 | 178 |
| 1966 | 175 |
| 1967 | 163 |
| 1968 | 158 |
| 1969 | 131 |
| 1970 | 164 |
| 1971 | 177 |
| 1972 | 154 |
| 1973 | 176 |
| 1974 | 174 |
| 1975 | 178 |
| 1976 | 184 |
| 1977 | 186 |
| 1978 | 167 |
| 1979 | 194 |
| 1980 | 207 |
| 1981 | 211 |
| 1982 | 248 |
| 1983 | 175 |
| 1984 | 204 |
| 1985 | 209 |
| 1986 | 216 |
| 1987 | 253 |
| 1988 | 236 |
| 1989 | 273 |
| 1990 | 293 |
| 1991 | 269 |
| 1992 | 321 |
| 1993 | 365 |
| 1994 | 318 |
| 1995 | 324 |
| 1996 | 355 |
| 1997 | 430 |
| 1998 | 503 |
| 1999 | 520 |
| 2000 | 557 |
| 2001 | 684 |
| 2002 | 664 |
| 2003 | 810 |
| 2004 | 989 |
| 2005 | 952 |
| 2006 | 1,069 |
| 2007 | 1,069 |
| 2008 | 1,174 |
| 2009 | 1,489 |
| 2010 | 1,530 |
| 2011 | 1,727 |
| 2012 | 1,905 |
| 2013 | 2,132 |
| 2014 | 2,751 |
| 2015 | 3,651 |
| 2016 | 4,005 |
| 2017 | 4,614 |
| 2018 | 4,833 |
| 2019 | 5,009 |
| 2020 | 5,258 |
| 2021 | 5,532 |
| 2022 | 6,004 |
| 2023 | 6,085 |
| 2024 | 6,924 |
Aurora through the decades
- Aurora peaked in 2024, when 6,924 babies were named Aurora in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Aurora has risen 229% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Aurora currently ranks #16 in the US and is on the rise.
Nicknames
RoryRor
Variants & spellings
Aurore
Famous people named Aurora
- Princess Aurora — Disney's Sleeping Beauty