Names like Aurora

In 2025, 7,065 girls born in the US were named Aurora, #15 among girls' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1880, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1886.

More girls were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 93% from 3,654 in 2015.

For 11 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1881 or later (Aurora's began in 1886).

Aurora's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #718
2. 1890
   #950
3. 1900
   #797
4. 1910
   #519
5. 1920
   #396
6. 1930
   #371
7. 1940
   #549
8. 1950
   #563
9. 1960
   #756
10. 1970
    #821
11. 1980
    #773
12. 1990
    #706
13. 2000
    #483
14. 2010
    #203
15. 2020
    #36
16. 2025
    #15

12 girl names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Aurora's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.