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Unisex name ★ peaked 1919

Ora

Gender Unisex · 87% girls Rank 2025 #3,760 Trend ↑ Rising 16%

A diminutive of the female given name Aurelia, from Latin, variant of Aura.

Rank 2025
#3,760
among girls · ↓317 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Ora · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1919
1,078 babies
All-time total
44,894
#698 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Ora popularity over time

44,894 babies have been named Ora since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 2,391 620 3,011 301 – #104
1890s 3,876 436 4,312 431 +43% #110
1900s 4,262 380 4,642 464 +8% #127
1910s 7,259 1,048 8,307 831 +79% #158
1920s 7,876 1,194 9,070 907 +9% #215
1930s 5,116 693 5,809 581 -36% #237
1940s 3,653 471 4,124 412 -29% #311
1950s 2,291 303 2,594 259 -37% #491
1960s 998 185 1,183 118 -54% #841
1970s 436 124 560 56 -53% #1,630
1980s 293 90 383 38 -32% #2,578
1990s 157 23 180 18 -53% #4,342
2000s 149 17 166 17 -8% #6,307
2010s 277 27 304 30 +83% #3,659
2020s (to 2025) 244 5 249 42 +37% #3,443

Where Ora is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 41 0.03 outside top 500
2027 42 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 43 0.03 outside top 500
2030 43 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Ora

Ora is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,760 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 44,894 American babies have been named Ora, about 87% girls and 13% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1919, when 1,078 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ora stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ora?

The median living Ora is about 74 years old; half are between 61 and 83. An estimated 9,200 people named Ora are alive in the United States today.

median 74 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ora year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 40 #3,760 – –
2024 46 #3,443 5 #13,714
2023 44 #3,568 – –
2022 41 #3,753 – –
2021 39 #3,861 – –
2020 34 #4,140 – –
2019 38 #3,898 10 #8,052
2018 42 #3,659 – –
2017 26 #5,148 – –
2016 35 #4,217 5 #13,663
2015 35 #4,208 5 #13,521
2014 27 #5,134 – –
2013 24 #5,609 – –
2012 15 #8,118 – –
2011 17 #7,343 7 #10,483
2010 18 #7,146 – –
2009 16 #7,978 – –
2008 22 #6,307 – –
2007 20 #6,752 – –
2006 12 #9,756 – –
2005 16 #7,413 6 #11,100
2004 13 #8,602 – –
2003 11 #9,541 – –
2002 13 #8,173 – –
2001 13 #8,073 6 #10,190
2000 13 #7,927 5 #11,676
1995 12 #7,392 – –
1990 10 #8,332 5 #9,116
1985 34 #2,786 9 #4,591
1980 37 #2,578 10 #4,050
1975 48 #1,894 11 #3,377
1970 58 #1,630 10 #3,215
1965 91 #1,104 13 #2,341
1960 125 #958 26 #1,609
1955 226 #619 36 #1,267
1950 270 #491 43 #1,082
1945 325 #395 52 #876
1940 420 #311 50 #900
1935 502 #271 66 #761
1930 677 #237 86 #676
1925 833 #223 118 #575
1920 895 #215 120 #570
1915 803 #206 134 #481
1910 495 #158 53 #351
1905 431 #138 39 #321
1900 463 #133 42 #334
1895 416 #117 52 #250
1890 354 #114 49 #241
1885 218 #120 58 #209
1880 149 #114 64 #194

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ora, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ora?

The median living Ora is about 74 years old. Half of all living Oras are between 61 and 83 years old.

How many people named Ora are alive today?

An estimated 9,200 people named Ora are alive in the United States, based on 44,894 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ora mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Aurelia, from Latin, variant of Aura.

How popular is the name Ora in 2025?

Ora ranked #3,760 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ora?

44,894 babies have been named Ora in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ora most popular?

Ora peaked in 1919, when 1,078 newborns received the name.

Is Ora a boy or girl name?

Ora is used for both: about 87% of babies named Ora have been girls and 13% boys.

Is the name Ora rising or falling?

Ora is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ora become more popular?

Ora is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 girls named Ora in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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