Baby name meaning

Aurora

Dawn · Latin origin

What does Aurora mean?

Aurora is a female name of Latin origin, meaning “Dawn”.

How popular is Aurora?

In England & Wales, Aurora ranked #43 among girls' names in 2024, with 1,002 babies given the name — up from #200 in 2014. That is its best showing in the England & Wales series, which begins in 1996.

In the United States, Aurora was the #36 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Aurora — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Aurora over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #568US 1960: #765US 1970: #833US 1980: #792US 1990: #714US 2000: #488US 2010: #203US 2020: #36England & Wales 2024: #43United StatesEngland & Wales
Aurora’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Aurora in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#1,17516
2000#97622
2005#77237
2010#54973
2015#136417
2020#64781
2024#431,002

Who are famous people named Aurora?

What names go well with Aurora?

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