Aura
#817 for girls in 2025, 333 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 13 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,016since 1881
Aura over time
Rank among girls' names. Aura has never cracked the top 500 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #817 | 333 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #871 | 310 | — | |
| 2023 | #954 | 273 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,034 | 247 | #12,330 | 5 |
| 2021 | #1,029 | 246 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,206 | 190 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,474 | 149 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,710 | 121 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,889 | 107 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,996 | 99 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,060 | 95 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,176 | 87 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,706 | 64 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,734 | 64 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,051 | 55 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,075 | 54 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,705 | 67 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,936 | 40 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,376 | 49 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,602 | 69 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,052 | 52 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,093 | 34 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,418 | 29 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,888 | 51 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,903 | 49 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,895 | 30 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,238 | 26 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,007 | 27 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,149 | 37 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,687 | 45 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,615 | 30 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,585 | 30 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,459 | 52 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,540 | 30 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,900 | 39 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,330 | 31 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,539 | 42 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,101 | 30 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,724 | 35 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,008 | 30 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,421 | 39 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,310 | 41 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,581 | 36 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,231 | 45 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,308 | 42 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,387 | 39 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,124 | 44 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,439 | 33 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,196 | 38 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,290 | 34 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,019 | 40 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,093 | 37 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,477 | 30 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,938 | 23 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,781 | 20 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | — | |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,864 | 19 | — | |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,957 | 18 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,747 | 11 | — | |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | — | |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | — | |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | — | |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | — | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | — | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,021 | 19 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,120 | 18 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,952 | 20 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,405 | 26 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,740 | 15 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
| 1901 | #918 | 13 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | — | |
| 1897 | #895 | 13 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | #901 | 11 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | — | |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 | — | |
| 1888 | #636 | 16 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #583 | 13 | — | |
| 1883 | #692 | 8 | — | |
| 1882 | #507 | 13 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Aura! It came in at #539, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Aura is popular in 2022
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Connecticut#428 · 1 in 1,696
- Nevada#507 · 1 in 1,886
- New Jersey#634 · 1 in 3,061
- Louisiana#728 · 1 in 2,992
- Washington#738 · 1 in 3,592
Best ever in a state: #180 in Rhode Island, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #428 | 7 | 1 in 1,696 |
| Nevada | #507 | 5 | 1 in 1,886 |
| New Jersey | #634 | 12 | 1 in 3,061 |
| Louisiana | #728 | 6 | 1 in 2,992 |
| Washington | #738 | 8 | 1 in 3,592 |
| Tennessee | #820 | 8 | 1 in 3,944 |
| New York | #822 | 19 | 1 in 4,214 |
| North Carolina | #828 | 11 | 1 in 4,134 |
| Colorado | #870 | 5 | 1 in 4,363 |
| Massachusetts | #874 | 5 | 1 in 4,904 |
| California | #904 | 34 | 1 in 5,111 |
| Missouri | #921 | 5 | 1 in 4,843 |
| Pennsylvania | #959 | 9 | 1 in 5,331 |
| Florida | #994 | 15 | 1 in 5,742 |
| Illinois | #1,042 | 8 | 1 in 5,838 |
| Indiana | #1,042 | 5 | 1 in 5,625 |
| Virginia | #1,071 | 6 | 1 in 5,812 |
| Ohio | #1,127 | 7 | 1 in 6,804 |
| Texas | #1,163 | 24 | 1 in 6,782 |
| Georgia | #1,176 | 7 | 1 in 6,543 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Aura
- 54 spots since 2024 (#871 → #817)
- 389 spots since 2020 (#1,206 → #817)
- 1,243 spots since 2015 (#2,060 → #817)
- Biggest jump: 377 spots in 1893 (#1,278 → #901)
- Biggest drop: 676 spots in 1902 (#918 → #1,594)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1882 at #507 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1885, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 15 yrs · run 1881–1884
- Highest: 1 in 4,827 girls born in 2025 were named Aura (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #507 in 1882, was only 1 in 8,296 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 31.9% of all girls named Aura (1,599) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 78 | #507 (1882) | #665 |
| 1890s | 93 | #850 (1894) | #1,068 |
| 1900s | 93 | #918 (1901) | #1,322 |
| 1910s | 147 | #1,405 (1915) | #1,897 |
| 1920s | 142 | #1,952 (1920) | #2,534 |
| 1930s | 98 | #2,289 (1934) | #2,848 |
| 1940s | 80 | #2,532 (1941) | #3,735 |
| 1950s | 106 | #3,052 (1950) | #3,656 |
| 1960s | 148 | #2,781 (1967) | #3,535 |
| 1970s | 343 | #2,019 (1973) | #2,406 |
| 1980s | 371 | #2,231 (1981) | #2,655 |
| 1990s | 346 | #2,459 (1992) | #3,408 |
| 2000s | 477 | #2,602 (2006) | #3,352 |
| 2010s | 895 | #1,474 (2019) | #2,287 |
| 2020s | 1,599 | #817 (2025) | #985 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Aura in 2022
Top girls' names in 2022
Top boys' names in 2022
More about 2022
girls
1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 6,640 of them was named Aura, which outranked 94.2% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,030Viola249
- #1,032Landry248
- #1,032Reya248
- #1,034Aura247
- #1,034Austyn247
- #1,034Jaylee247
- #1,034Layan247
- #1,039Clarissa246
- #1,039Indy246
- #1,039Loyalty246
Tied with 4 names at #1,034; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 349,202 of them was named Aura, which outranked 14.0% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,003 names at #12,330; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.