Aurora
Girl · aw-ROR-a · Latin
Aurora is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “dawn”. In 2025 it ranked 42nd for girls in the UK (1,143 babies) and 15th for girls in the US (7,065 babies).
What does Aurora mean?
Latin
“dawn”
Roman goddess of the dawn; the northern lights are the aurora borealis, and Sleeping Beauty's princess is Aurora.
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Is Aurora a girl's or a boy's name?
Aurora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,143 girls in the UK and 7,065 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Aurora in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #42among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,143about 1 in 240 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 5.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,143 girls in the UK were named Aurora, making it the 42nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 68th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 15 years. 2025 had the most girls named Aurora of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Aurora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 39th in England and Wales, 45th in Scotland and 87th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#43).
Aurora in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,143 | #42 |
| 2024 | 1,098 | #45 |
| 2023 | 1,055 | #50 |
| 2022 | 1,044 | #49 |
| 2021 | 976 | #57 |
| 2020 | 840 | #68 |
| 2019 | 838 | #74 |
| 2018 | 809 | #75 |
| 2017 | 728 | #80 |
| 2016 | 593 | #111 |
| 2015 | 449 | #140 |
| 2014 | 289 | #206 |
| 2013 | 202 | #262 |
| 2012 | 156 | #345 |
| 2011 | 118 | #425 |
| 2010 | 76 | #578 |
| 2009 | 82 | #529 |
| 2008 | 60 | #670 |
| 2007 | 56 | #678 |
| 2006 | 44 | #772 |
| 2005 | 42 | #764 |
| 2004 | 23 | #1,112 |
| 2003 | 35 | #823 |
| 2002 | 27 | #927 |
| 2001 | 25 | #955 |
| 2000 | 23 | #1,016 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 20 | #1,123 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
How popular is Aurora in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #15among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7,065about 1 in 230 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7,065 girls in the US were named Aurora, making it the 15th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 36th. 5 boys were also named Aurora in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 18 years. 2025 had the most girls named Aurora of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the girls named Aurora in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aurora in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | 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 |
| 2000 | 557 | #488 |
| 1999 | 520 | #503 |
| 1998 | 503 | #504 |
| 1997 | 430 | #547 |
| 1996 | 355 | #630 |
| 1995 | 324 | #659 |
| 1994 | 318 | #669 |
| 1993 | 365 | #620 |
| 1992 | 321 | #681 |
| 1991 | 269 | #765 |
| 1990 | 293 | #713 |
| 1989 | 273 | #721 |
| 1988 | 236 | #792 |
| 1987 | 253 | #716 |
| 1986 | 216 | #783 |
| 1985 | 209 | #795 |
| 1984 | 204 | #784 |
| 1983 | 175 | #869 |
| 1982 | 243 | #715 |
| 1981 | 211 | #773 |
| 1980 | 207 | #792 |
| 1979 | 194 | #813 |
| 1978 | 167 | #876 |
| 1977 | 186 | #806 |
| 1976 | 184 | #777 |
| 1975 | 178 | #788 |
| 1974 | 174 | #785 |
| 1973 | 176 | #763 |
| 1972 | 155 | #840 |
| 1971 | 177 | #796 |
| 1970 | 164 | #833 |
| 1969 | 131 | #929 |
| 1968 | 158 | #801 |
| 1967 | 163 | #770 |
| 1966 | 175 | #744 |
| 1965 | 178 | #751 |
| 1964 | 156 | #836 |
| 1963 | 155 | #838 |
| 1962 | 172 | #794 |
| 1961 | 150 | #869 |
| 1960 | 177 | #765 |
| 1959 | 156 | #821 |
| 1958 | 151 | #823 |
| 1957 | 162 | #792 |
| 1956 | 173 | #732 |
| 1955 | 180 | #699 |
| 1954 | 167 | #713 |
| 1953 | 187 | #661 |
| 1952 | 198 | #624 |
| 1951 | 189 | #629 |
| 1950 | 217 | #567 |
| 1949 | 182 | #612 |
| 1948 | 199 | #589 |
| 1947 | 247 | #535 |
| 1946 | 211 | #544 |
| 1945 | 213 | #501 |
| 1944 | 203 | #506 |
| 1943 | 228 | #491 |
| 1942 | 223 | #499 |
| 1941 | 171 | #537 |
| 1940 | 154 | #557 |
| 1939 | 178 | #500 |
| 1938 | 190 | #482 |
| 1937 | 177 | #493 |
| 1936 | 193 | #462 |
| 1935 | 196 | #455 |
| 1934 | 212 | #447 |
| 1933 | 211 | #443 |
| 1932 | 256 | #407 |
| 1931 | 258 | #404 |
| 1930 | 325 | #377 |
| 1929 | 347 | #350 |
| 1928 | 361 | #360 |
| 1927 | 361 | #357 |
| 1926 | 327 | #376 |
| 1925 | 341 | #370 |
| 1924 | 357 | #364 |
| 1923 | 338 | #361 |
| 1922 | 281 | #390 |
| 1921 | 329 | #369 |
| 1920 | 274 | #399 |
| 1919 | 223 | #441 |
| 1918 | 226 | #440 |
| 1917 | 185 | #482 |
| 1916 | 182 | #471 |
| 1915 | 147 | #513 |
| 1914 | 107 | #540 |
| 1913 | 90 | #534 |
| 1912 | 102 | #474 |
| 1911 | 66 | #511 |
| 1910 | 61 | #522 |
| 1909 | 53 | #516 |
| 1908 | 46 | #546 |
| 1907 | 53 | #489 |
| 1906 | 35 | #602 |
| 1905 | 43 | #519 |
| 1904 | 31 | #612 |
| 1903 | 28 | #628 |
| 1902 | 19 | #797 |
| 1901 | 25 | #630 |
| 1900 | 21 | #803 |
| 1899 | 17 | #791 |
| 1898 | 14 | #920 |
| 1897 | 16 | #786 |
| 1896 | 26 | #610 |
| 1895 | 15 | #815 |
| 1894 | 14 | #812 |
| 1893 | 20 | #644 |
| 1892 | 16 | #726 |
| 1891 | 15 | #695 |
| 1890 | 8 | #1,006 |
| 1889 | 7 | #1,024 |
| 1888 | 13 | #724 |
| 1887 | 15 | #586 |
| 1886 | 9 | #778 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #640 |
| 1883 | 10 | #615 |
| 1882 | 8 | #678 |
| 1881 | 6 | #740 |
| 1880 | 6 | #738 |
Nicknames for Aurora
Names like Aurora
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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