Gender: Girl
Meaning: Dawn; the light of dawn
Origin: Latin — Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn
Popularity: Ranked #16 in 2024 with 6,917 babies born.
History: Aurora was the Roman goddess who drove her chariot across the sky each morning to announce the rising sun — the same figure as the Greek Eos. The name carries an otherworldly beauty, enhanced by its association with the aurora borealis, the northern lights. In fairy tale tradition, Aurora is the true name of Sleeping Beauty, which Disney's 1959 film immortalized. The name was rarely used in modern times until the 2010s, when it exploded into the U.S. top 40 and continues climbing. It represents the current golden age of mythological and celestial names.
Famous people named Aurora: Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Aurora borealis (Northern Lights)
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Aurora? About 1 in 481 babies born in 2024 were named Aurora, or roughly 19 per day in the United States.
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