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Aura

This name comes from the word aura for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.

PronunciationEnglish /ˈɔɹ.ə/; Italian /ˈau̯.ra/; Spanish /ˈau̯.ɾa/; Finnish /ˈɑu̯.rɑ/
Usage languagesEnglish, Finnish, Italian, Spanish
US rank (2025)#817

Meaning and history

Aura comes from aura, a word meaning a distinctive atmosphere or illumination, derived from Latin and ultimately from Greek αὔρα, meaning “breeze.”

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 69 births, rank #2,602
2007: 49 births, rank #3,376
2008: 40 births, rank #3,936
2009: 67 births, rank #2,705
2010: 54 births, rank #3,075
20112011: 55 births, rank #3,051
2012: 64 births, rank #2,734
2013: 64 births, rank #2,706
2014: 87 births, rank #2,176
2015: 95 births, rank #2,060
20162016: 99 births, rank #1,996
2017: 107 births, rank #1,889
2018: 121 births, rank #1,710
2019: 149 births, rank #1,474
2020: 190 births, rank #1,206
20212021: 246 births, rank #1,029
2022: 247 births, rank #1,034
2023: 273 births, rank #954
2024: 310 births, rank #871
20252025: 333 births, rank #817

Aura rose from #871 to #817 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 333.