Aurora

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A few things about Aurora you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Aurora

AURORA

Icelandic singer ( born June 16 1996)

Choose Aurora and your child shares a first name with AURORA, an Icelandic singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Aurora, like who?” AURORA's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 227 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Aurora, 7,065 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Aurora.
• 📜HistoryAurora has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Auroras, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearAurora is at its all-time high right now: #15 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowAurora is 14× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,261 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 227.
• 🚀TrendAurora has climbed 21 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #15. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedAurora is most popular in Wyoming, where it ranks #1, followed by Alaska (#5) and Rhode Island (#8). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Aurora means “dawn”. Our records link it to Greek, Italian and Latin roots.
• 🌍OriginAurora is the #3 most popular Greek girl name in the US. That's out of 1,009 Greek girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Aurora

Aurora is a girl name of Greek, Italian and Latin origin meaning “dawn”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ora”. US birth records list Aurora for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 145 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #15 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #15, with 7,065 babies.

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