Aurora
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Aurora is Latin for “dawn,” the name of the Roman goddess of the sunrise, with Aurore as the French form. Aurora evokes the northern lights and the princess of Sleeping Beauty, with nicknames like Rory and Aura.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Aurora in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Aurora against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Aurora is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Aurora in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 7,065 girls were named Aurora, making it the #15 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 99,113 girls have been named Aurora, with the most (7,065) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Vermont and Alaska.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Aurora in other languages
- Aura Finnish, Italian
- Aurore French
- Dawn English
Aurora name days
- March 5 Latvia
- July 30 Norway
- July 3 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Aurora
There are 489 towns and villages with Aurora in their name, in 28 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 220🇨🇴 Colombia 52🇺🇸 United States 42🇧🇷 Brazil 40🇵🇭 Philippines 21🇨🇺 Cuba 20🇵🇪 Peru 14🇻🇪 Venezuela 12
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Aurora | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | 359,407 | Map |
| Aurora | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 200,661 | Map |
| Aurora | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | 55,445 | Map |
| Aurora | Ceará, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 23,714 | Map |
| North Aurora | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 17,456 | Map |
| Aurora | Calabarzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 16,178 | Map |
| Aurora | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | 15,838 | Map |
| Nova Aurora | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 13,765 | Map |
| Aurora | Zamboanga Peninsula, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 9,157 | Map |
| Colonia Aurora | Misiones, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 8,407 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Aurora
There are 19 lakes and reservoirs with Aurora in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 12🇨🇦 Canada 4🇦🇷 Argentina 1🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇨🇱 Chile 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Aurora Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Aurora Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Aurora Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Aurora Lake | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Aurora Lake | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Aurora Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Aurora Lake | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Aurora Lake | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Aurora Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Aurora Pond | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Aurora songs
27 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Aurora in their title. The best known:
- Aurora – Eir Aoi (2012)
- Aurora
- Aurora – Mario Saroglia (1984)
- Aurora – Estranged
- Aurora
- Aurora – Nova (1981)
- Aurora – Lights Action (2008)
- Aurora – Foo Fighters
- Aurora – William Lloyd Webber (1948)
- Aurora – Carlos Arturo Yepes Vargas (2021)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Aurora
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Aurora.
Aurora Snow
Fictional characters named Aurora
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Aurora as a pet name
FurryName has found 244 dogs named Aurora in public pet registers, making it the #673 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Victoria (5), Maple Ridge (4), Burlington (1). Aurora as a dog name →
FurryName has found 16 cats named Aurora in public pet registers, making it the #558 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (7), Miranda (1), Richmond (1). Aurora as a cat name →
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