Girl name
Aura
Aura holds the #817 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 333 newborn girls in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1882, Aura is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1882 (#507 nationally, 13 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1881. The name's biggest fan base is in Rhode Island (#180 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#817
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#507
in 1882 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
333
girls named Aura
Aura popularity, 1880–2025
Where Aura is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Rhode Island (#180), Nevada (#374), New York (#505)
Uniqueness score
48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Aura in the most recent year of SSA data.
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