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Aura

Girl

Meaning of Aura: Greek: 'breeze'

Aura is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 782nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 520th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#782

340 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#520

75 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,028

First recorded 1881 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 45 babies1982: 36 babies1983: 41 babies1984: 39 babies1985: 30 babies1986: 35 babies1987: 30 babies1988: 42 babies1989: 31 babies1990: 39 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 52 babies1993: 30 babies1994: 30 babies1995: 45 babies1996: 37 babies1997: 27 babies1998: 26 babies1999: 30 babies2000: 49 babies20002001: 37 babies2002: 51 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 34 babies2005: 52 babies2006: 69 babies2007: 49 babies2008: 40 babies2009: 67 babies2010: 54 babies20102011: 55 babies2012: 64 babies2013: 64 babies2014: 87 babies2015: 95 babies2016: 99 babies2017: 107 babies2018: 121 babies2019: 149 babies2020: 190 babies20202021: 246 babies2022: 252 babies2023: 273 babies2024: 310 babies2025: 340 babies
US babies named Aura per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 340.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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