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Aura

Girl's name · #817 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Aura is climbing: on the charts since 1881, it is ranked #817 in 2025, with about 330 girls given the name last year. Roughly 5,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#69 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #408 in New Zealand (2025) · #464 in Poland (2025) · #484 in Switzerland (2025) · #613 in Ecuador (2025) · #626 in Austria (2025) · #644 in England & Wales (2025) · #917 in Ireland (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #1,313 in Belgium (2025) · #1,871 in France (2025) · #1,155 in Canada (2024).

Famous Auras

• Aura Dione — Danish singer-songwriter
• Aura Garrido — Spanish film and television actress
• Aura Herzog — Israeli social and environmental activist (1924–2022)
• Aura Elena Farfán — Guatemalan activist
• Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic — Guatemalan human rights activist

In stories & tradition

• Aura — Greek nymph
• Aura Bella Fiora — Overlord (novel series)

What Auras become

Among 116 notable people named Aura:

Artists & writers appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aura Dione, Danish singer-songwriter.

Similar names: Ines · Auriella · Zora · Salome · Theodora · Elara

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