Aura

Meaning: Breeze
Origin: Greek — From the word aura

Meaning: Golden
Origin: Latin — Short form of Aurelia

Girl's name · #817 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Aura is climbing: on the charts since 1881, it is ranked #817 in 2025, with about 330 girls given the name last year. Roughly 5,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#69 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #330 in Italy (2024) · #408 in New Zealand (2025) · #464 in Poland (2025) · #484 in Switzerland (2025) · #613 in Ecuador (2025) · #626 in Austria (2025) · #642 in England & Wales (2025) · #683 in Canada (2025) · #885 in Ireland (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #1,289 in Belgium (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Auras

Aura Garrido — Spanish actress (born 1989)
Aura Herzog — Israeli social and environmental activist (1924–2022)
Aura Dione — Danish singer and songwriter (born 1985)
Aura Cristina Geithner — Colombian actress (born 1967)
Aura Salla — Finnish politician (born 1984)

In stories & tradition

Aura — Divine personification of the breeze in Greek and Roman mythology
Aura Bella Fiora — Overlord character

What Auras become

Among 116 notable people named Aura:

Artists & writers appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aura Dione, Danish singer and songwriter (born 1985).

Similar names: Theodora · Auriella · Zora · Ines · Ira · Elara

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