Bora
Unisex · BOR-a · Turkish
Unisex
Bora is a name of Turkish origin, meaning “storm; gale”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Bora mean?
Turkish: Turkish word bora; also Korean for 'purple'
“storm; gale”
The bora is a famous cold north-easterly wind on the Adriatic coast.
- Say it
- BOR-a
Is Bora a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Bora has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 14 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Bora in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Bora, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 11 girls. 7 boys were also named Bora in 2025 (3,021st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Bora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 70% of the babies named Bora in the UK in 2017, and 50% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Bora in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Bora in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Bora, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989. 15 boys were also named Bora in 2025 (5,859th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Bora in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bora in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5,981 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
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