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Girl's name · #15 in the US (2025) · Trending
Aurora is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1880, it stood at #15 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 99,000 girls have been named Aurora along the way.
See where Aurora is more common.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Aurora is especially popular in Puerto Rico, Italy, and Brazil.
#1 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #2 in Italy (2024) · #5 in Brazil (2025) · #11 in Switzerland (2025) · #12 in Portugal (2023) · #14 in Norway (2025) · #17 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #18 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #23 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #26 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #35 in New Zealand (2025) · #39 in England & Wales (2025) and 17 more.
Among 408 notable people named Aurora:
Entertainers appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aurora Mardiganian, American actress (1901–1994).
About 1,000 girls a year are given Rory as their full name.
Similar names: Valentina · Autumn · Nora · Eleanor · Elena · Liliana
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