Aurora
Girl name · #15 in 2025 · Very well-known
In 2025, 7,065 baby girls were named Aurora, placing it at #15 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #78, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 255 girls born in 2025 was named Aurora.
The 145-year story
Aurora first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 7,065 babies and a rank of #15. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Aurora per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Aurora in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Aurora is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Aurora is most common
Geography matters for names, and Aurora is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Aurora is most common in WY (25 per 1,000), VT (16 per 1,000), AK (15 per 1,000), RI (13 per 1,000), HI (11 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 5.4 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Aurora is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Nicknames & related forms of Aurora
Aurora carries a whole family of nicknames and spellings — names that will feel like the same name in a classroom.
Counted as one name, the Aurora family went to about 8,397 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #9, versus #15 for Aurora alone.
Names like Aurora
Statistically, parents drawn to Aurora tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nora, Eliana, Camila, Violet, and Aria.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Aurora | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,065 | #15 |
| 2024 | 6,955 | #16 |
| 2023 | 6,081 | #22 |
| 2022 | 6,003 | #31 |
| 2021 | 5,528 | #35 |
| 2020 | 5,256 | #36 |
| 2019 | 5,006 | #39 |
| 2018 | 4,830 | #44 |
| 2017 | 4,615 | #51 |
| 2016 | 4,006 | #66 |
| 2015 | 3,654 | #78 |
| 2014 | 2,752 | #116 |
| 2013 | 2,133 | #146 |
| 2012 | 1,905 | #166 |
| 2011 | 1,729 | #183 |
| 2010 | 1,530 | #203 |
| 2009 | 1,489 | #217 |
| 2008 | 1,174 | #287 |
| 2007 | 1,069 | #315 |
| 2006 | 1,069 | #307 |
| 2005 | 953 | #336 |
| 2004 | 989 | #321 |
| 2003 | 810 | #373 |
| 2002 | 664 | #437 |
| 2001 | 684 | #417 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Aurora a popular girl name?
Aurora ranked #15 among girls in 2025 with 7,065 babies given the name — firmly in the top 100, so yes, it’s a popular choice. Ten years earlier it ranked #78.
When was the name Aurora most popular?
Aurora peaked in 2025, when 7,065 American girls received the name (ranked #15 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Aurora?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 255 newborn American girls was named Aurora. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.