Aurora
#15 for girls in 2025, 7,065 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 7,065 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 11 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 99,113since 1880
Aurora over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #15 | 7,065 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #16 | 6,955 | #9,894 | 7 |
| 2023 | #22 | 6,081 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #31 | 6,003 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #35 | 5,528 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2020 | #36 | 5,256 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #39 | 5,006 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #44 | 4,830 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #51 | 4,615 | — | |
| 2016 | #66 | 4,006 | — | |
| 2015 | #78 | 3,654 | — | |
| 2014 | #116 | 2,752 | — | |
| 2013 | #146 | 2,133 | — | |
| 2012 | #166 | 1,905 | — | |
| 2011 | #183 | 1,729 | — | |
| 2010 | #203 | 1,530 | — | |
| 2009 | #217 | 1,489 | — | |
| 2008 | #287 | 1,174 | — | |
| 2007 | #315 | 1,069 | — | |
| 2006 | #307 | 1,069 | — | |
| 2005 | #336 | 953 | — | |
| 2004 | #321 | 989 | — | |
| 2003 | #373 | 810 | — | |
| 2002 | #437 | 664 | — | |
| 2001 | #417 | 684 | — | |
| 2000 | #488 | 557 | — | |
| 1999 | #503 | 520 | — | |
| 1998 | #504 | 503 | — | |
| 1997 | #547 | 430 | — | |
| 1996 | #630 | 355 | — | |
| 1995 | #659 | 324 | — | |
| 1994 | #669 | 318 | — | |
| 1993 | #620 | 365 | — | |
| 1992 | #681 | 321 | — | |
| 1991 | #765 | 269 | — | |
| 1990 | #714 | 293 | — | |
| 1989 | #722 | 273 | — | |
| 1988 | #792 | 236 | — | |
| 1987 | #716 | 253 | — | |
| 1986 | #783 | 216 | — | |
| 1985 | #795 | 209 | — | |
| 1984 | #784 | 204 | — | |
| 1983 | #869 | 175 | — | |
| 1982 | #715 | 243 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #773 | 211 | — | |
| 1980 | #792 | 207 | — | |
| 1979 | #813 | 194 | — | |
| 1978 | #876 | 167 | — | |
| 1977 | #806 | 186 | — | |
| 1976 | #777 | 184 | — | |
| 1975 | #788 | 178 | — | |
| 1974 | #785 | 174 | — | |
| 1973 | #763 | 176 | — | |
| 1972 | #840 | 155 | — | |
| 1971 | #796 | 177 | — | |
| 1970 | #833 | 164 | — | |
| 1969 | #929 | 131 | — | |
| 1968 | #801 | 158 | — | |
| 1967 | #770 | 163 | — | |
| 1966 | #744 | 175 | — | |
| 1965 | #751 | 178 | — | |
| 1964 | #836 | 156 | — | |
| 1963 | #838 | 155 | — | |
| 1962 | #794 | 172 | — | |
| 1961 | #869 | 150 | — | |
| 1960 | #765 | 177 | — | |
| 1959 | #821 | 156 | — | |
| 1958 | #824 | 151 | — | |
| 1957 | #793 | 162 | — | |
| 1956 | #733 | 173 | — | |
| 1955 | #700 | 180 | — | |
| 1954 | #714 | 167 | — | |
| 1953 | #662 | 187 | — | |
| 1952 | #625 | 198 | — | |
| 1951 | #630 | 189 | — | |
| 1950 | #568 | 217 | — | |
| 1949 | #613 | 182 | — | |
| 1948 | #590 | 199 | — | |
| 1947 | #535 | 247 | — | |
| 1946 | #544 | 211 | — | |
| 1945 | #501 | 213 | — | |
| 1944 | #506 | 203 | — | |
| 1943 | #491 | 228 | — | |
| 1942 | #499 | 223 | — | |
| 1941 | #537 | 171 | — | |
| 1940 | #557 | 154 | — | |
| 1939 | #500 | 178 | — | |
| 1938 | #482 | 190 | — | |
| 1937 | #493 | 177 | — | |
| 1936 | #462 | 193 | — | |
| 1935 | #455 | 196 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #447 | 212 | — | |
| 1933 | #443 | 211 | — | |
| 1932 | #407 | 256 | — | |
| 1931 | #404 | 258 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #377 | 325 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #350 | 347 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #360 | 361 | — | |
| 1927 | #357 | 361 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #376 | 327 | — | |
| 1925 | #370 | 341 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #364 | 357 | — | |
| 1923 | #361 | 338 | — | |
| 1922 | #390 | 281 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #369 | 329 | — | |
| 1920 | #399 | 274 | — | |
| 1919 | #441 | 223 | — | |
| 1918 | #440 | 226 | — | |
| 1917 | #482 | 185 | — | |
| 1916 | #471 | 182 | — | |
| 1915 | #513 | 147 | — | |
| 1914 | #540 | 107 | — | |
| 1913 | #534 | 90 | — | |
| 1912 | #474 | 102 | — | |
| 1911 | #511 | 66 | — | |
| 1910 | #522 | 61 | — | |
| 1909 | #516 | 53 | — | |
| 1908 | #546 | 46 | — | |
| 1907 | #489 | 53 | — | |
| 1906 | #602 | 35 | — | |
| 1905 | #519 | 43 | — | |
| 1904 | #612 | 31 | — | |
| 1903 | #628 | 28 | — | |
| 1902 | #797 | 19 | — | |
| 1901 | #630 | 25 | — | |
| 1900 | #803 | 21 | — | |
| 1899 | #791 | 17 | — | |
| 1898 | #920 | 14 | — | |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | — | |
| 1896 | #610 | 26 | — | |
| 1895 | #815 | 15 | — | |
| 1894 | #812 | 14 | — | |
| 1893 | #644 | 20 | — | |
| 1892 | #726 | 16 | — | |
| 1891 | #695 | 15 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | — | |
| 1888 | #724 | 13 | — | |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 | — | |
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #640 | 11 | — | |
| 1883 | #615 | 10 | — | |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Aurora was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Aurora is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Alaska#17 · 1 in 106
- Montana#45 · 1 in 184
- Wyoming#46 · 1 in 144
- Vermont#67 · 1 in 182
- South Dakota#80 · 1 in 253
Best ever in a state: #1 in Alaska, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #17 | 22 | 1 in 106 |
| Montana | #45 | 16 | 1 in 184 |
| Wyoming | #46 | 9 | 1 in 144 |
| Vermont | #67 | 7 | 1 in 182 |
| South Dakota | #80 | 12 | 1 in 253 |
| Maine | #90 | 13 | 1 in 304 |
| North Dakota | #106 | 8 | 1 in 329 |
| Washington | #107 | 62 | 1 in 506 |
| Oregon | #118 | 32 | 1 in 489 |
| Nevada | #122 | 25 | 1 in 458 |
| Hawaii | #135 | 8 | 1 in 421 |
| Utah | #139 | 34 | 1 in 560 |
| Michigan | #143 | 63 | 1 in 678 |
| Minnesota | #147 | 39 | 1 in 636 |
| Iowa | #151 | 22 | 1 in 601 |
| New Hampshire | #151 | 7 | 1 in 563 |
| Arizona | #155 | 52 | 1 in 645 |
| New Mexico | #155 | 14 | 1 in 573 |
| Wisconsin | #160 | 35 | 1 in 700 |
| Oklahoma | #164 | 26 | 1 in 662 |
| Idaho | #172 | 11 | 1 in 616 |
| Pennsylvania | #172 | 67 | 1 in 815 |
| Kansas | #190 | 19 | 1 in 724 |
| Connecticut | #208 | 15 | 1 in 841 |
| Missouri | #212 | 29 | 1 in 966 |
| Alabama | #218 | 21 | 1 in 953 |
| Indiana | #219 | 33 | 1 in 961 |
| Ohio | #226 | 50 | 1 in 1,089 |
| California | #231 | 199 | 1 in 1,097 |
| Virginia | #231 | 35 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Arkansas | #233 | 13 | 1 in 908 |
| Kentucky | #240 | 19 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Colorado | #243 | 23 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Florida | #250 | 65 | 1 in 1,267 |
| New York | #273 | 69 | 1 in 1,374 |
| Massachusetts | #295 | 20 | 1 in 1,312 |
| South Carolina | #301 | 15 | 1 in 1,237 |
| Texas | #313 | 112 | 1 in 1,488 |
| Nebraska | #327 | 7 | 1 in 1,172 |
| North Carolina | #327 | 31 | 1 in 1,497 |
| Illinois | #331 | 40 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Maryland | #382 | 14 | 1 in 1,766 |
| Louisiana | #386 | 13 | 1 in 1,589 |
| Tennessee | #397 | 17 | 1 in 1,795 |
| New Jersey | #487 | 16 | 1 in 2,395 |
| Georgia | #677 | 15 | 1 in 3,382 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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 Aurora
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 1 spot since 2024 (#16 → #15)
- 21 spots since 2020 (#36 → #15)
- 63 spots since 2015 (#78 → #15)
- Biggest jump: 311 spots in 1891 (#1,006 → #695)
- Biggest drop: 301 spots in 1889 (#724 → #1,025)
Rise & fade · girls
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #15 (7,065 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 11 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 11 yrs · run 2015–2025
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1891–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 227
- Highest: 1 in 227 girls born in 2025 were named Aurora (0.44%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 37.2% of all girls named Aurora (36,888) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 85 | #586 (1887) | #725 |
| 1890s | 161 | #610 (1896) | #781 |
| 1900s | 354 | #489 (1907) | #614 |
| 1910s | 1,389 | #440 (1918) | #493 |
| 1920s | 3,316 | #350 (1929) | #370 |
| 1930s | 2,196 | #377 (1930) | #447 |
| 1940s | 2,031 | #491 (1943) | #537 |
| 1950s | 1,780 | #568 (1950) | #707 |
| 1960s | 1,615 | #744 (1966) | #810 |
| 1970s | 1,755 | #763 (1973) | #808 |
| 1980s | 2,227 | #715 (1982) | #774 |
| 1990s | 3,698 | #503 (1999) | #629 |
| 2000s | 9,458 | #217 (2009) | #350 |
| 2010s | 32,160 | #39 (2019) | #109 |
| 2020s | 36,888 | #15 (2025) | #26 |
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.
Aurora in 2009
girls
#217
1,489 births · 1 in 1,234 girls
Top girls' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,234 of them was named Aurora, which outranked 98.9% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Aurora
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.