Aura

Aura: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “breeze”
Origin: Latin
Say it: OR-uh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Latin aura meaning 'breeze' or 'air'. It is also associated in English with the later spiritual sense of an emanation or atmosphere.

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How popular is Aura?

202493.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Aura in 2024309

2024 rank#872 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18804,684

Aura is rising: use over the last five years is 4.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Aura

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Novanew · Latin

Aura questions

What does the name Aura mean?

Aura means "breeze". It comes from Latin. From Latin aura meaning 'breeze' or 'air'. It is also associated in English with the later spiritual sense of an emanation or atmosphere.

Is Aura a boy or girl name?

Aura is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aura?

309 US babies were named Aura in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Aura?

Aura is usually pronounced OR-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.