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Girl name

Ora

/ˈɔɹə/ · 87% girls · 40 born in 2025

Ora has been given to about 44,894 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɔɹə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 12,037
Median age today80 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ora per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1919 · 1,078
  • Born in 202540
  • All time44,894
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Ora?

Its best year was 1919, when 1,078 babies were given the name, ranking 203rd. The typical living American called Ora is about 80 years old today.

Names that sound like Ora

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nora0.81
  2. Cora0.81
  3. Dora0.81
  4. Lora0.81
  5. Zora0.81
  6. Kora0.81
  7. Orpha0.72
  8. Flora0.70

Middle names for Ora

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

Sibling names for Ora

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lottiesister · 0.98
  2. Goldiesister · 0.97
  3. Cleoeither · 0.96
  4. Estellesister · 0.96
  5. Archiebrother · 0.91
  6. Sambrother · 0.90

Where Ora is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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

    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.