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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#1 · 1 in 45
- Montana#8 · 1 in 85
- New Mexico#13 · 1 in 129
- New Hampshire#14 · 1 in 102
- Maine#16 · 1 in 107
Best ever in a state: #1 in Alaska, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #1 | 46 | 1 in 45 |
| Montana | #8 | 32 | 1 in 85 |
| New Mexico | #13 | 45 | 1 in 129 |
| New Hampshire | #14 | 35 | 1 in 102 |
| Maine | #16 | 32 | 1 in 107 |
| South Dakota | #18 | 25 | 1 in 122 |
| Wyoming | #18 | 12 | 1 in 80 |
| Nebraska | #20 | 48 | 1 in 156 |
| Nevada | #23 | 69 | 1 in 154 |
| West Virginia | #23 | 42 | 1 in 134 |
| North Dakota | #24 | 22 | 1 in 135 |
| Oregon | #25 | 79 | 1 in 177 |
| Ohio | #30 | 217 | 1 in 235 |
| Michigan | #31 | 180 | 1 in 224 |
| Oklahoma | #31 | 72 | 1 in 217 |
| Vermont | #31 | 10 | 1 in 110 |
| Iowa | #32 | 62 | 1 in 198 |
| Washington | #33 | 138 | 1 in 220 |
| Kansas | #35 | 57 | 1 in 212 |
| Minnesota | #35 | 106 | 1 in 222 |
| Hawaii | #36 | 16 | 1 in 181 |
| Kentucky | #37 | 77 | 1 in 230 |
| Idaho | #38 | 34 | 1 in 176 |
| Tennessee | #38 | 123 | 1 in 253 |
| Florida | #41 | 287 | 1 in 296 |
| Indiana | #41 | 121 | 1 in 246 |
| Arizona | #42 | 105 | 1 in 280 |
| Pennsylvania | #43 | 184 | 1 in 273 |
| Wisconsin | #47 | 92 | 1 in 242 |
| Texas | #48 | 464 | 1 in 342 |
| Missouri | #51 | 99 | 1 in 268 |
| California | #52 | 592 | 1 in 320 |
| Virginia | #56 | 113 | 1 in 318 |
| Rhode Island | #62 | 13 | 1 in 214 |
| New Jersey | #63 | 106 | 1 in 339 |
| New York | #63 | 226 | 1 in 384 |
| Utah | #64 | 57 | 1 in 293 |
| Colorado | #67 | 64 | 1 in 348 |
| North Carolina | #67 | 123 | 1 in 366 |
| Arkansas | #73 | 35 | 1 in 315 |
| Illinois | #73 | 135 | 1 in 397 |
| South Carolina | #73 | 51 | 1 in 347 |
| Maryland | #75 | 64 | 1 in 365 |
| Louisiana | #81 | 49 | 1 in 400 |
| Massachusetts | #81 | 68 | 1 in 362 |
| Georgia | #91 | 95 | 1 in 487 |
| Connecticut | #93 | 30 | 1 in 385 |
| Mississippi | #97 | 25 | 1 in 430 |
| Alabama | #106 | 39 | 1 in 480 |
| District of Columbia | #111 | 9 | 1 in 338 |
| Delaware | #183 | 5 | 1 in 497 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #15 (7,065 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 11 yrs · run 2015–2025
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1891–2025
- Highest: 1 in 227 girls born in 2025 were named Aurora (0.44%)
- 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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 352 of them was named Aurora, which outranked 99.8% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 363,232 of them was named Aurora, which outranked 13.9% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,962 names at #12,156; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.