Ora
#3,712 for girls in 2025, 40 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to girls 87.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 191 births
- Debut · girls
- 149 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 39,278since 1880
Ora over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #3,712 | 40 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,395 | 46 | #12,349 | 5 |
| 2023 | #3,525 | 44 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,703 | 41 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,801 | 39 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,078 | 34 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,851 | 38 | #7,643 | 10 |
| 2018 | #3,614 | 42 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,045 | 26 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,157 | 35 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #4,144 | 35 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #5,025 | 27 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,486 | 24 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | — | |
| 2011 | #7,118 | 17 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #6,904 | 18 | — | |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,552 | 20 | — | |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #8,259 | 13 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,048 | 11 | — | |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | — | |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #4,497 | 22 | — | |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #4,358 | 21 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #3,306 | 29 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #3,857 | 22 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #3,277 | 27 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #2,749 | 34 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #2,574 | 36 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #3,017 | 29 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #2,723 | 33 | #2,779 | 16 |
| 1980 | #2,537 | 37 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #2,477 | 37 | #2,669 | 17 |
| 1978 | #2,516 | 34 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #2,463 | 35 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1976 | #2,439 | 33 | #2,601 | 16 |
| 1975 | #1,877 | 48 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #2,290 | 34 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #1,805 | 47 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #1,674 | 53 | #2,659 | 13 |
| 1971 | #1,625 | 57 | #2,126 | 19 |
| 1970 | #1,619 | 58 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #1,531 | 60 | #1,914 | 19 |
| 1968 | #1,279 | 74 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1967 | #1,281 | 71 | #1,853 | 18 |
| 1966 | #1,213 | 78 | #1,684 | 21 |
| 1965 | #1,097 | 91 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1964 | #1,021 | 111 | #1,850 | 19 |
| 1963 | #1,010 | 111 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | #978 | 119 | #1,852 | 19 |
| 1961 | #840 | 158 | #1,635 | 24 |
| 1960 | #954 | 125 | #1,581 | 26 |
| 1959 | #773 | 173 | #1,665 | 23 |
| 1958 | #737 | 181 | #1,557 | 25 |
| 1957 | #708 | 196 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1956 | #636 | 225 | #1,532 | 26 |
| 1955 | #617 | 226 | #1,255 | 36 |
| 1954 | #588 | 236 | #1,466 | 27 |
| 1953 | #571 | 237 | #1,231 | 37 |
| 1952 | #502 | 279 | #1,297 | 33 |
| 1951 | #502 | 268 | #1,407 | 28 |
| 1950 | #491 | 270 | #1,074 | 43 |
| 1949 | #430 | 340 | #1,163 | 37 |
| 1948 | #437 | 328 | #1,023 | 47 |
| 1947 | #440 | 347 | #1,190 | 37 |
| 1946 | #408 | 353 | #1,003 | 46 |
| 1945 | #395 | 325 | #864 | 52 |
| 1944 | #369 | 363 | #991 | 43 |
| 1943 | #362 | 396 | #885 | 57 |
| 1942 | #366 | 370 | #839 | 60 |
| 1941 | #323 | 411 | #987 | 42 |
| 1940 | #309 | 420 | #893 | 50 |
| 1939 | #294 | 438 | #805 | 57 |
| 1938 | #306 | 415 | #897 | 49 |
| 1937 | #287 | 459 | #742 | 67 |
| 1936 | #290 | 443 | #679 | 76 |
| 1935 | #271 | 502 | #757 | 66 |
| 1934 | #271 | 511 | #669 | 82 |
| 1933 | #261 | 553 | #860 | 52 |
| 1932 | #267 | 555 | #739 | 71 |
| 1931 | #257 | 563 | #633 | 87 |
| 1930 | #237 | 677 | #672 | 86 |
| 1929 | #249 | 633 | #668 | 84 |
| 1928 | #246 | 655 | #594 | 108 |
| 1927 | #225 | 791 | #592 | 109 |
| 1926 | #233 | 758 | #548 | 123 |
| 1925 | #223 | 833 | #573 | 118 |
| 1924 | #229 | 823 | #553 | 129 |
| 1923 | #232 | 788 | #625 | 104 |
| 1922 | #220 | 865 | #497 | 156 |
| 1921 | #225 | 835 | #519 | 143 |
| 1920 | #214 | 895 | #568 | 120 |
| 1919 | #203 | 920 | #477 | 158 |
| 1918 | #215 | 859 | #530 | 131 |
| 1917 | #204 | 887 | #505 | 129 |
| 1916 | #205 | 857 | #455 | 153 |
| 1915 | #206 | 803 | #481 | 134 |
| 1914 | #190 | 698 | #489 | 99 |
| 1913 | #182 | 622 | #472 | 84 |
| 1912 | #168 | 605 | #491 | 65 |
| 1911 | #158 | 513 | #452 | 42 |
| 1910 | #157 | 495 | #345 | 53 |
| 1909 | #149 | 473 | #378 | 40 |
| 1908 | #158 | 426 | #316 | 48 |
| 1907 | #153 | 424 | #417 | 30 |
| 1906 | #148 | 407 | #355 | 34 |
| 1905 | #138 | 431 | #319 | 39 |
| 1904 | #140 | 412 | #335 | 36 |
| 1903 | #138 | 399 | #322 | 34 |
| 1902 | #131 | 427 | #288 | 43 |
| 1901 | #127 | 400 | #302 | 34 |
| 1900 | #133 | 463 | #330 | 42 |
| 1899 | #131 | 357 | #331 | 29 |
| 1898 | #120 | 447 | #298 | 39 |
| 1897 | #121 | 408 | #263 | 44 |
| 1896 | #118 | 408 | #282 | 42 |
| 1895 | #117 | 416 | #249 | 52 |
| 1894 | #116 | 404 | #271 | 42 |
| 1893 | #124 | 350 | #292 | 35 |
| 1892 | #110 | 405 | #244 | 53 |
| 1891 | #121 | 327 | #223 | 51 |
| 1890 | #113 | 354 | #237 | 49 |
| 1889 | #110 | 346 | #237 | 47 |
| 1888 | #113 | 325 | #209 | 70 |
| 1887 | #125 | 231 | #193 | 63 |
| 1886 | #109 | 287 | #210 | 63 |
| 1885 | #120 | 218 | #209 | 58 |
| 1884 | #106 | 251 | #196 | 68 |
| 1883 | #109 | 212 | #182 | 65 |
| 1882 | #114 | 181 | #191 | 67 |
| 1881 | #104 | 191 | #205 | 55 |
| 1880 | #114 | 149 | #192 | 64 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ora was already there! It came in at #114, and was given to 149 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1990, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.
Where Ora is popular in 1953
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#168 · 1 in 733
- Alabama#215 · 1 in 1,298
- South Carolina#291 · 1 in 2,061
- Tennessee#318 · 1 in 2,909
- Louisiana#332 · 1 in 2,315
Best ever in a state: #52 in Mississippi, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #168 | 38 | 1 in 733 |
| Alabama | #215 | 28 | 1 in 1,298 |
| South Carolina | #291 | 14 | 1 in 2,061 |
| Tennessee | #318 | 13 | 1 in 2,909 |
| Louisiana | #332 | 16 | 1 in 2,315 |
| Arkansas | #350 | 7 | 1 in 2,776 |
| Georgia | #380 | 13 | 1 in 3,429 |
| North Carolina | #407 | 12 | 1 in 4,275 |
| Kentucky | #441 | 6 | 1 in 5,483 |
| Virginia | #487 | 6 | 1 in 6,589 |
| Missouri | #495 | 6 | 1 in 6,985 |
| Texas | #585 | 18 | 1 in 6,156 |
| Illinois | #616 | 9 | 1 in 10,493 |
| Michigan | #635 | 7 | 1 in 11,857 |
| Pennsylvania | #850 | 5 | 1 in 22,144 |
| California | #933 | 8 | 1 in 17,356 |
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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 Ora
- 317 spots since 2024 (#3,395 → #3,712)
- 366 spots since 2020 (#4,078 → #3,712)
- 432 spots since 2015 (#4,144 → #3,712)
- Biggest jump: 114 spots in 1961 (#954 → #840)
- Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1960 (#773 → #954)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #104 (191 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 84 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1880–1962
- Highest: 1 in 481 girls born in 1881 were named Ora (0.21%)
- Latest: 1 in 40,182 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.1% of all girls named Ora (7,876) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,391 | #104 (1881) | #112 |
| 1890s | 3,876 | #110 (1892) | #119 |
| 1900s | 4,262 | #127 (1901) | #142 |
| 1910s | 7,259 | #157 (1910) | #189 |
| 1920s | 7,876 | #214 (1920) | #230 |
| 1930s | 5,116 | #237 (1930) | #274 |
| 1940s | 3,653 | #309 (1940) | #384 |
| 1950s | 2,291 | #491 (1950) | #613 |
| 1960s | 998 | #840 (1961) | #1,120 |
| 1970s | 436 | #1,619 (1970) | #2,079 |
| 1980s | 293 | #2,537 (1980) | #3,164 |
| 1990s | 157 | #4,236 (1992) | #6,126 |
| 2000s | 149 | #6,130 (2008) | #7,721 |
| 2010s | 277 | #3,614 (2018) | #5,315 |
| 2020s | 244 | #3,395 (2024) | #3,702 |
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.
Ora in 1953
Top girls' names in 1953
Top boys' names in 1953
More about 1953
girls
1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 7,938 of them was named Ora, which outranked 91.2% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 53,305 of them was named Ora, which outranked 71.6% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,214Octavio38
- #1,214Rosario38
- #1,214Thornton38
- #1,231Ora37
- #1,231Benard37
- #1,231Dicky37
- #1,231Ezzard37
- #1,245Caleb36
- #1,245Clarke36
- #1,245Danniel36
Tied with 13 names at #1,231; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.