How Many People Are Named Aura?
An estimated 3,865 people in the United States have the first name Aura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Aura peaked in popularity in 2024 with 309 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aura as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aura paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,865
About 1 in 88,682 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2024
309 births
Total Registered
4,684
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aura
Aura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,684 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Aura as a male name
Ranked #12,537 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (5 births)
Aura as a female name
Ranked #872 in 2024
309 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (309 births)
Aura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aura span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,267 babies were registered. Aura remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Aura by Decade
How has Aura tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aura by State
Birth registrations for Aura span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Nevada, Indiana, South Carolina. On average, about 82 Auras were registered per state.
Aura + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aura as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aura
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aura?
We estimate approximately 3,865 people named Aura are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 88,682 Americans share this first name.
Is Aura a common name?
Aura is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,684 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aura most popular?
Aura reached peak popularity in 2024, when 309 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aura is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aura a female name?
Aura is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aura Smith, Aura Johnson, Aura Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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