Aura

girls’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Aura is ranked 872nd among girls in 2024 (309 births). Its best rank was 511th, in 1882.

Rank in 2024: #872up 82 from 2023
Births in 2024: 3090.02% of girls
Peak year: 2024309 births
Best rank: #511in 1882
Since 1881: 4,679people given the name

Babies named Aura, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

4,679 girls have been named Aura in the United States since 1881, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 309 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2006, and the 2020s alone account for 27%. It has spent 14 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Aura
1880s	78
1890s	93
1900s	93
1910s	147
1920s	142
1930s	98
1940s	80
1950s	106
1960s	148
1970s	343
1980s	371
1990s	346
2000s	477
2010s	895
2020s	1,262

In 2024, its biggest year

Aura was the 872nd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Aura

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.