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Aurora Name Origin: Latin
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Pronunciation: ah-roar-ah
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Aurora Name Meaning
When it comes to beautiful meanings, Aurora hit the jackpot with “goddess of dawn.” In addition, she is also the name of the stunning phenomena known as the Northern Lights.
Celestial names are rising on the girl charts, with Luna, Nova, and Stella all picking up steam in recent years. Parents are looking to the skies for influence and loving what they’re finding. The name of the goddess of dawn, Aurora is no exception. A once oddball name for nature lovers, her slow spread in popularity has made her more and more familiar and lovable in time with the general public.
Aurora is similar in sound to Aria or Aurelia but has the added bonus of being a princess name. In Sleeping Beauty, it was dear Aurora who fell into the fateful slumber. Disney lovers especially will rejoice in this hidden princess name, a less obvious nod to their passion than Belle or Ariel. In addition, Gilmore Girl fans will jump for joy over her adorable nickname of Rory. Other potential nicknames include the cool Aura and the precious Rora.
Aurora is very much a confident name, proud of her meaning and origins. She isn’t a delicate name that folds under pressure. She stands tall, aging gracefully into adulthood.
A French variant of the name is Aurore and an alternative spelling is Arora.
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Aurora Name Popularity
How popular is the name Aurora? Here’s everything we know.
Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
1910 |
464 |
41 |
0.0116% |
1911 |
442 |
48 |
0.0129% |
1912 |
434 |
74 |
0.0147% |
1913 |
518 |
60 |
0.0106% |
1914 |
526 |
74 |
0.0106% |
1915 |
472 |
127 |
0.014% |
1916 |
459 |
151 |
0.0156% |
1917 |
455 |
157 |
0.0157% |
1918 |
444 |
182 |
0.017% |
1919 |
428 |
193 |
0.0184% |
1920 |
400 |
231 |
0.0208% |
1921 |
364 |
295 |
0.0258% |
1922 |
382 |
247 |
0.0222% |
1923 |
353 |
311 |
0.0278% |
1924 |
357 |
323 |
0.0278% |
1925 |
366 |
307 |
0.0272% |
1926 |
366 |
295 |
0.0268% |
1927 |
349 |
334 |
0.0302% |
1928 |
351 |
335 |
0.0313% |
1929 |
344 |
322 |
0.0311% |
1930 |
367 |
291 |
0.0279% |
1931 |
393 |
228 |
0.0231% |
1932 |
395 |
230 |
0.0233% |
1933 |
427 |
188 |
0.0202% |
1934 |
435 |
184 |
0.019% |
1935 |
434 |
180 |
0.0185% |
1936 |
435 |
170 |
0.0176% |
1937 |
458 |
161 |
0.0163% |
1938 |
459 |
171 |
0.0167% |
1939 |
476 |
153 |
0.015% |
1940 |
501 |
140 |
0.0132% |
1941 |
504 |
142 |
0.0126% |
1942 |
470 |
199 |
0.0158% |
1943 |
469 |
204 |
0.0156% |
1944 |
480 |
177 |
0.0143% |
1945 |
458 |
195 |
0.016% |
1946 |
521 |
183 |
0.0124% |
1947 |
499 |
228 |
0.0137% |
1948 |
551 |
176 |
0.011% |
1949 |
580 |
156 |
0.0097% |
1950 |
536 |
186 |
0.0116% |
1951 |
599 |
161 |
0.0095% |
1952 |
580 |
177 |
0.0101% |
1953 |
616 |
160 |
0.009% |
1954 |
677 |
142 |
0.0078% |
1955 |
669 |
149 |
0.0081% |
1956 |
715 |
134 |
0.0071% |
1957 |
742 |
136 |
0.0071% |
1958 |
757 |
124 |
0.0066% |
1959 |
798 |
117 |
0.0062% |
1960 |
726 |
150 |
0.0079% |
1961 |
831 |
112 |
0.0059% |
1962 |
782 |
133 |
0.0072% |
1963 |
820 |
111 |
0.0062% |
1964 |
772 |
130 |
0.0074% |
1965 |
717 |
141 |
0.0086% |
1966 |
708 |
141 |
0.009% |
1967 |
749 |
125 |
0.0082% |
1968 |
749 |
127 |
0.0085% |
1969 |
837 |
102 |
0.0066% |
1970 |
801 |
126 |
0.0079% |
1971 |
768 |
141 |
0.0094% |
1972 |
787 |
123 |
0.009% |
1973 |
768 |
127 |
0.0098% |
1974 |
731 |
149 |
0.0115% |
1975 |
744 |
141 |
0.011% |
1976 |
737 |
144 |
0.0112% |
1977 |
773 |
144 |
0.0107% |
1978 |
838 |
124 |
0.0092% |
1979 |
805 |
143 |
0.0101% |
1980 |
756 |
166 |
0.0114% |
1981 |
784 |
156 |
0.0106% |
1982 |
700 |
197 |
0.0132% |
1983 |
846 |
126 |
0.0085% |
1984 |
760 |
160 |
0.0108% |
1985 |
769 |
163 |
0.0107% |
1986 |
793 |
160 |
0.0106% |
1987 |
742 |
191 |
0.0125% |
1988 |
828 |
170 |
0.0109% |
1989 |
748 |
213 |
0.0132% |
1990 |
733 |
235 |
0.0142% |
1991 |
793 |
212 |
0.013% |
1992 |
715 |
253 |
0.0159% |
1993 |
621 |
319 |
0.0205% |
1994 |
745 |
230 |
0.015% |
1995 |
689 |
258 |
0.0171% |
1996 |
662 |
290 |
0.0194% |
1997 |
551 |
387 |
0.0262% |
1998 |
511 |
457 |
0.0305% |
1999 |
508 |
472 |
0.0315% |
2000 |
493 |
513 |
0.0336% |
2001 |
420 |
644 |
0.0427% |
2002 |
433 |
632 |
0.0422% |
2003 |
370 |
787 |
0.0517% |
2004 |
314 |
977 |
0.0641% |
2005 |
335 |
926 |
0.0606% |
2006 |
306 |
1,040 |
0.0664% |
2007 |
313 |
1,040 |
0.0659% |
2008 |
285 |
1,150 |
0.0744% |
2009 |
216 |
1,472 |
0.0985% |
2010 |
200 |
1,515 |
0.1051% |
2011 |
182 |
1,714 |
0.1203% |
2012 |
164 |
1,902 |
0.1335% |
2013 |
144 |
2,122 |
0.149% |
2014 |
116 |
2,731 |
0.1874% |
2015 |
78 |
3,639 |
0.2501% |
2016 |
66 |
3,983 |
0.2763% |
2017 |
51 |
4,573 |
0.3277% |
2018 |
44 |
4,785 |
0.3483% |
2019 |
40 |
4,952 |
0.3658% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
Names Like Aurora
If you like Aurora, you’ll love these other names like Aurora.
What names are diminutives of Aurora?
A diminutive is a name that’s like Aurora sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aurora, but shorter.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Aura
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Wind
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Latin
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Ora
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Pray
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Latin
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Rora
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Dawn
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Latin
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Rory
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Dawn
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Latin
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What names are variants of Aurora?
Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Aurora.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Aurea
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Wind; golden; dawn
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Latin
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Aurore
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Dawn
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Latin
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What names sound like Aurora?
If you like how Aurora sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aurora.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Aria
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Vocal solo
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English
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Ariana
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Most holy
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Latin
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Aurelia
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Golden
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Latin
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Oriana
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Sunrise
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Latin
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What names are similar to Aurora?
Find a name that’s like Aurora, but just a little bit different.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Celeste
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Heavenly
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Latin
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Dawn
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The first appearance of light, daybreak
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English
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Genesis
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The beginning
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Greek
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Luna
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The moon
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Latin
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Lists With Aurora
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Siblings of Aurora
Mamas with kids named Aurora also have kids with these names.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Elijah
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My God is Yahweh
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Hebrew
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Adler
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Eagle
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German
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Abram
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High father
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Hebrew
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Colton
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Charcoal settlement
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English
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Jayden
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Thankful one
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Hebrew
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Gunner
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Warrior
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Scandinavian
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Bergen
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Mountain
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German
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