Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Aurora

Gender

Female

Origin

Latin
Dawn

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Celestial
  • Greek/Roman Mythology
  • Green
  • Literary
  • Nature
  • Star/Planet

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aurora

Pronunciation

a(u)-ro-ra

Famous People

Writer Aurora Bertrana

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Harold Perrineau Jr.

More about the name

Aurora is a feminine given name, originating from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora. Her tears were said to turn into the morning dew. Each morning she traveled in her chariot across the sky from east to west, proclaiming renewal with the rising of the sun.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #2912, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12008, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #15, 7,065 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202557,065
202476,917
202356,080
202265,998
202175,525
202065,252
201975,002
201854,828
2017–4,614
2016–4,005

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #39, 1,030 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20251,030
20241,002
2023964
2022972
2021910
2020781
2019777
2018752
2017665
2016552

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #865, 48 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1039, 35 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202335
202248
202138
202038
201944
201827
201724
201618
201515
201411

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #78, 65 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202565
202448
202336
202238
202129
202026
201928
201834
201720
201614

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #45, 89 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202589
202474
202368
202258
202151
202049
201949
201847
201748
201634

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #87, 24 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202524
202422
202323
202214
202115
202010
201912
201810
201715
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #33, 76 births); most recent 2023 (rank #31, 62 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202362
202254
202174
202059
201965
201862
201776
201664
201550
201446

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence