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Ora

Ora: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“light”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
OR-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (88% of all uses)

From Hebrew orah, meaning 'light.' It also appears independently in English use and has been used as both a feminine and masculine name in different contexts.

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How popular is Ora?

202415.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ora in 202450

2024 rank#3,440 girls

Peak year1886

Total US babies since 188044,852

Ora is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ora

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Ora questions

What does the name Ora mean?

Ora means "light". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew orah, meaning 'light.' It also appears independently in English use and has been used as both a feminine and masculine name in different contexts.

Is Ora a boy or girl name?

Ora is mainly a girl's name in US records (88% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ora?

50 US babies were named Ora in 2024. Its peak year was 1886.

How do you pronounce Ora?

Ora 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.