Baby Name Popularity Profile

Aura

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Aura.

✦ Breeze 🌍 Greek, Latin Nature
National Rank (2025) #817
All-Time Peak Rank #511 Achieved 1882
Total U.S. Births 5,016 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.4% Boy / 99.6% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1881 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 333 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Aura Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Breeze
Language Origin Greek, Latin
Origin Type multiple
Derived from Latin 'aura' and Greek 'aura' (αὔρα), both meaning 'breeze' or 'breath'.
Pronunciation: AW-ruh
Themes & Categories
Nature
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Aura across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +75.3%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +250.5%
2015: 95 births 95 2016: 99 births 2017: 107 births 2018: 121 births 2019: 149 births 2020: 190 births 190 2021: 246 births 2022: 247 births 2023: 273 births 2024: 310 births 2025: 333 births 333
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 333 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 138 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 78
1890s: 93
1900s: 93
1910s: 147
1920s: 142
1930s: 98
1940s: 80
1950s: 106
1960s: 148
1970s: 343
1980s: 371
1990s: 346
2000s: 477
2010s: 895
2020s: 1,599

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Au-a
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State California
Top States California, Florida, New York, Nevada, Arizona
States with Data 27
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
California #622 808 2025 +24.4% Growth
Florida #583 197 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New York #507 410 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #380 12 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #690 40 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #581 88 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1193 224 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #618 76 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington Unranked 41 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #577 51 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #666 29 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #561 94 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1156 48 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island #189 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 16 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #939 64 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #645 55 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 10 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 12 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 26 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 23 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee Unranked 18 2022 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #789 11 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #831 12 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 8 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #974 15 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 6 2022 Insufficient historical volume

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