Aurora
How to say it: uh-ROR-uh · /əˈrɔrə/
From Latin aurora meaning 'dawn'; the Roman goddess of the dawn, associated with light and new beginnings.
Aurora was the 22nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 7,065 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 93% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #12 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #22 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 7,065 |
| Share of births | 1 in 469 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +93% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #12 |
| In France, 2025 | #701 among girls’ names, 45 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Climbing through the 2020s, this decade marks its best showing yet. Still at its high, more growth looks likely.
What goes with it
Airy and soft, full of dawn light and myth. Luna and Stella echo that celestial mood.
Middle names that flow with Aurora →
Nicknames
- Rory
- Aura
- Rora
Honouring a Aurora in the family
- Rorypet form
- Aurapet form
- Auroreequivalent
- Dawnequivalent
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aurora is about 1 in 20.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, English, Finnish, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.
In France: #701 for girls in 2025.
England and Wales: #39. Ireland: #76.
Famous people named Aurora
- Aurora Galli (born 1996)Italian footballer
- Aurora Perrineau (born 1994)American actress
- Aurora Mardiganian (1901–1994)American actress
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Aurora is Disney's Sleeping Beauty princess
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