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    The first name Aurora

    A girl’s name from Latin.

    Pronounced /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/ 3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 1,030 girls were named Aurora, making it the 39th most popular girls’ name.

    01,0002,000 1996200020052010201520202025
    10,064
    babies named Aurora, 1996–2025
    #39
    rank in 2025
    2025
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aurora with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Aurora at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 7,065 girls born in the United States were named Aurora, the 15th most popular girls’ name that year.

    04,0008,000 188018851890189519001905191019151920192519301935194019451950195519601965197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025
    99,209
    babies named Aurora since 1880
    #15
    rank in 2025
    2025
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Aurora in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    奧羅拉 /奥罗拉
    Àoluólā
    Chinese, also 歐若拉 /欧若拉
    Aurore
    French
    Auróra
    Hungarian
    オーロラ
    Ōrora
    Japanese, also オーロール, アウローラ
    오로라
    Orora
    Korean, also 아우로라
    Авро́ра
    Avróra
    Russian
    Авро́ра
    Avróra
    Bulgarian
    Aurōra
    Latin

    Spelled Aurora in Catalan, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch and German too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Aurora

    Famous people named Aurora

    11 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Aurora Mardiganian
      American actress (1901-1994)
    • Aurora Perrineau
      American actress, born 1994
    • Aurora Miranda
      Brazilian entertainer (1915–2005)
    • Aurora Dan
      Fencer, born 1955
    • Aurora Venturini
      Argentine writer, 1921–2015
    • Aurora Pijuan
      Filipino model, born 1949
    • Aurora Jolie
      American actress and pornographic actress, born 1988
    • Aurora Karamzina
      Finnish-Swedish philanthropist (1808–1902)
    • Aurora Castillo
      American environmentalist, 1914–1998
    • Aurora Mira
      Chilean painter (1863-1939)
    • Siiri Nordin
      Finnish singer, born 1980

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    Questions

    What does the name Aurora mean?
    Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.
    What is the origin of the name Aurora?
    Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.
    How popular is the name Aurora?
    In 2025, 1,030 girls born in England and Wales were named Aurora, ranking 39th.
    What are nicknames for Aurora?
    Common nicknames for Aurora include Rory, Rori.
    Is Aurora a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 99,209 US babies named Aurora since 1880 were girls.
    When was Aurora most popular?
    2025 in the United States, when 7,065 babies were named Aurora, its highest rank at 15th.
    How do you pronounce Aurora?
    Aurora is /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/, 3 syllables.