How Many People Are Named Ora?
people named Ora are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 39,700 people in the US has this name
Based on 44,894 babies named Ora in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
1,078 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ora, 89.2% were girls and 10.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ora rose from 79.4% in the 1880s to 98% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ora alive today is about 67 years old, and 76% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ora first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1919, to 1,078 babies. In 2025, 40 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ora has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #104, in 1881. In 2025 it ranked #3,759. Among boys, its best rank was #184, in 1883.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,759 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #104 (1881) | #184 (1883) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #231 in the 1920s | #570 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ora alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ora were born in Mississippi than in any other state: about 1,026 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ora was given 6.3 times as often in Mississippi, 3.6 times in Arkansas and 3.1 times in Alabama.
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