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Aura

/ˈɔɹə/ · 100% girls · #817 in the US for girls, 2025

Aura has been given to about 5,028 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɔɹə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,342
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aura per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 340
  • Born in 2025340
  • All time5,028
  • England & Wales, 2025#647 · 60

How popular is Aura?

Aura ranks 817th among American girls in 2025, with 340 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 340 babies were given the name, ranking 817th. The typical living American called Aura is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Aura

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Laura0.85
  2. Audra0.85
  3. Maura0.85
  4. Lura0.76
  5. Ara0.76
  6. Aurora0.71
  7. Saundra0.68
  8. Mayra0.65

Middle names for Aura

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aura Josephine0.84
  2. Aura Rose0.83
  3. Aura Louise0.83
  4. Aura June0.82
  5. Aura Pearl0.82
  6. Aura Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Aura

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rosalinasister · 0.98
  2. Idrisbrother · 0.98
  3. Creedbrother · 0.97
  4. Evanderbrother · 0.97
  5. Cloversister · 0.97
  6. Keilanisister · 0.97

Where Aura is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Rhode Island0.09%
  2. Nevada0.03%
  3. New York0.02%
  4. Pennsylvania0.02%
  5. Virginia0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aura White0.78
  2. Aura Reyes0.78
  3. Aura Nguyen0.78
  4. Aura Moore0.78
  5. Aura Lee0.78
  6. Aura Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aura

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Aura across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.