How Many People Are Named Aura?
people named Aura are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 79,949 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,028 babies named Aura in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
340 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word aura (derived from Greek via Latin meaning "breeze") for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Aura (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Aura alive today is about 19 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Aura first appears in the records in 1881, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 340 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Aura has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #511, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #817.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #817 |
| Best rank | #511 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #977 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Aura alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Aura were born in California than in any other state: about 792 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Aura was given 2.7 times as often in New York, 2.6 times in California and 1.4 times in Florida.
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