Aurora is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #15 in 2025.
Aurora is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15 among girls (7,065) and #12,222 among boys (5) — overall #46 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,070 | 7,254 | #15 | #12,222 |
| 2024 | 6,962 | 7,130 | #16 | #10,013 |
| 2023 | 6,086 | 6,199 | #22 | #12,428 |
| 2022 | 6,009 | 6,126 | #31 | #10,998 |
| 2021 | 5,535 | 5,607 | #35 | #9,821 |
| 2020 | 5,262 | 5,323 | #36 | #10,736 |
| 2019 | 5,013 | 5,068 | #39 | #9,854 |
| 2018 | 4,835 | 4,887 | #44 | #12,346 |
| 2017 | 4,615 | 4,659 | #51 | — |
| 2016 | 4,006 | 4,044 | #66 | — |
| 2015 | 3,654 | 3,686 | #78 | — |
| 2014 | 2,752 | 2,776 | #116 | — |
| 2013 | 2,133 | 2,159 | #146 | — |
| 2012 | 1,905 | 1,929 | #166 | — |
| 2011 | 1,729 | 1,753 | #183 | — |
| 2010 | 1,530 | 1,537 | #203 | — |
| 2009 | 1,489 | 1,500 | #217 | — |
| 2008 | 1,174 | 1,185 | #287 | — |
| 2007 | 1,069 | 1,069 | #315 | — |
| 2006 | 1,069 | 1,069 | #307 | — |
| 2005 | 953 | 953 | #336 | — |
| 2004 | 989 | 989 | #321 | — |
| 2003 | 810 | 817 | #373 | — |
| 2002 | 664 | 664 | #437 | — |
| 2001 | 684 | 690 | #418 | — |
| 2000 | 557 | 562 | #488 | — |
| 1999 | 520 | 520 | #503 | — |
| 1998 | 503 | 510 | #504 | — |
| 1997 | 430 | — | #547 | — |
| 1996 | 355 | — | #631 | — |
| 1995 | 324 | — | #659 | — |
| 1994 | 318 | — | #670 | — |
| 1993 | 365 | — | #620 | — |
| 1992 | 321 | — | #681 | — |
| 1991 | 269 | — | #765 | — |
| 1990 | 293 | — | #714 | — |
| 1989 | 273 | — | #722 | — |
| 1988 | 236 | — | #792 | — |
| 1987 | 253 | — | #716 | — |
| 1986 | 216 | — | #783 | — |
| 1985 | 209 | — | #795 | — |
| 1984 | 204 | — | #784 | — |
| 1983 | 175 | — | #869 | — |
| 1982 | 248 | — | #715 | #6,450 |
| 1981 | 211 | — | #774 | — |
| 1980 | 207 | — | #792 | — |
| 1979 | 194 | — | #813 | — |
| 1978 | 167 | — | #876 | — |
| 1977 | 186 | — | #806 | — |
| 1976 | 184 | — | #777 | — |
| 1975 | 178 | — | #788 | — |
| 1974 | 174 | — | #785 | — |
| 1973 | 176 | — | #763 | — |
| 1972 | 155 | — | #840 | — |
| 1971 | 177 | — | #796 | — |
| 1970 | 164 | — | #833 | — |
| 1969 | 131 | — | #929 | — |
| 1968 | 158 | — | #801 | — |
| 1967 | 163 | — | #770 | — |
| 1966 | 175 | — | #744 | — |
| 1965 | 178 | — | #751 | — |
| 1964 | 156 | — | #836 | — |
| 1963 | 155 | — | #838 | — |
| 1962 | 172 | — | #794 | — |
| 1961 | 150 | — | #870 | — |
| 1960 | 177 | — | #765 | — |
| 1959 | 156 | — | #821 | — |
| 1958 | 151 | — | #824 | — |
| 1957 | 162 | — | #793 | — |
| 1956 | 173 | — | #733 | — |
| 1955 | 180 | — | #701 | — |
| 1954 | 167 | — | #715 | — |
| 1953 | 187 | — | #662 | — |
| 1952 | 198 | — | #625 | — |
| 1951 | 189 | — | #631 | — |
| 1950 | 217 | — | #568 | — |
| 1949 | 182 | — | #613 | — |
| 1948 | 199 | — | #590 | — |
| 1947 | 247 | — | #535 | — |
| 1946 | 211 | — | #544 | — |
| 1945 | 213 | — | #502 | — |
| 1944 | 203 | — | #506 | — |
| 1943 | 228 | — | #492 | — |
| 1942 | 223 | — | #499 | — |
| 1941 | 171 | — | #537 | — |
| 1940 | 154 | — | #557 | — |
| 1939 | 178 | — | #500 | — |
| 1938 | 190 | — | #482 | — |
| 1937 | 177 | — | #493 | — |
| 1936 | 193 | — | #462 | — |
| 1935 | 201 | — | #455 | #3,681 |
| 1934 | 212 | — | #448 | — |
| 1933 | 211 | — | #444 | — |
| 1932 | 256 | — | #407 | — |
| 1931 | 264 | — | #404 | #3,412 |
| 1930 | 331 | — | #377 | #3,622 |
| 1929 | 352 | — | #350 | #4,000 |
| 1928 | 361 | — | #360 | — |
| 1927 | 370 | — | #357 | #2,927 |
| 1926 | 327 | — | #377 | — |
| 1925 | 348 | — | #370 | #3,438 |
| 1924 | 357 | — | #364 | — |
| 1923 | 338 | — | #361 | — |
| 1922 | 286 | — | #390 | #4,355 |
| 1921 | 329 | — | #369 | — |
| 1920 | 274 | — | #399 | — |
| 1919 | 223 | — | #441 | — |
| 1918 | 226 | — | #440 | — |
| 1917 | 185 | — | #482 | — |
| 1916 | 182 | — | #471 | — |
| 1915 | 147 | — | #513 | — |
| 1914 | 107 | — | #541 | — |
| 1913 | 90 | — | #534 | — |
| 1912 | 102 | — | #474 | — |
| 1911 | 66 | — | #511 | — |
| 1910 | 61 | — | #522 | — |
| 1909 | 53 | — | #516 | — |
| 1908 | 46 | — | #547 | — |
| 1907 | 53 | — | #489 | — |
| 1906 | 35 | — | #603 | — |
| 1905 | 43 | — | #519 | — |
| 1904 | 31 | — | #613 | — |
| 1903 | 28 | — | #631 | — |
| 1902 | 19 | — | #799 | — |
| 1901 | 25 | — | #632 | — |
| 1900 | 21 | — | #806 | — |
| 1899 | 17 | — | #794 | — |
| 1898 | 14 | — | #924 | — |
| 1897 | 16 | — | #792 | — |
| 1896 | 26 | — | #610 | — |
| 1895 | 15 | — | #819 | — |
| 1894 | 14 | — | #815 | — |
| 1893 | 20 | — | #644 | — |
| 1892 | 16 | — | #733 | — |
| 1891 | 15 | — | #697 | — |
| 1890 | 8 | — | #1,012 | — |
| 1889 | 7 | — | #1,035 | — |
| 1888 | 13 | — | #726 | — |
| 1887 | 15 | — | #589 | — |
| 1886 | 9 | — | #781 | — |
| 1884 | 11 | — | #643 | — |
| 1883 | 10 | — | #615 | — |
| 1882 | 8 | — | #680 | — |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #746 | — |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #750 | — |