Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Aurora name popularity since 1925
95,636 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Aurora. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Aurora is about 9 years old in 2026. Aurora peaked in 2025 as the #15 name for girls, and it ranked #15 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 95,636
- Named Aurora, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #15
- for girls in 2025 (7,065 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 95,545 girls · 91 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 5.41× its national share
Peak year is the year Aurora made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Aurora births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Aurora both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1930 and 1935, Aurora's share of baby girls fell by 33%.
- Fastest rise: Between 2012 and 2017, it became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 924 baby girls to 1 in 374.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Aurora's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Aurora.
Decade by decade
Babies named Aurora in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,737 | 21 | – |
| 1930s | 2,196 | 17 | #455 |
| 1940s | 2,031 | 0 | #502 |
| 1950s | 1,780 | 0 | #701 |
| 1960s | 1,615 | 0 | #751 |
| 1970s | 1,755 | 0 | #788 |
| 1980s | 2,227 | 5 | #795 |
| 1990s | 3,698 | 0 | #659 |
| 2000s | 9,458 | 0 | #336 |
| 2010s | 32,160 | 12 | #78 |
| 2020–25 | 36,888 | 36 | #15 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
66.8% of babies named Aurora from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Aurora is most popular
The index compares Aurora's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Aurora.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5.41× | 752 |
| Nevada | 3.17× | 1,058 |
| Arizona | 2.29× | 2,777 |
| New Mexico | 2.00× | 1,036 |
| Idaho | 1.86× | 694 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Aurora's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Aurora.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Aurora (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data