Zora: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “dawn”
- Origin
- Slavic
- Say it
- ZOR-uh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From South Slavic zora, meaning 'dawn' or 'aurora'. It is also known through writer Zora Neale Hurston.
How popular is Zora?
Babies named Zora in 2024289
2024 rank#914 girls
Peak year1884
Total US babies since 18809,972
Zora is rising: use over the last five years is 3.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Zora
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Zora questions
What does the name Zora mean?
Zora means "dawn". It comes from Slavic. From South Slavic zora, meaning 'dawn' or 'aurora'. It is also known through writer Zora Neale Hurston.
Is Zora a boy or girl name?
Zora is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Zora?
289 US babies were named Zora in 2024. Its peak year was 1884.
How do you pronounce Zora?
Zora is usually pronounced ZOR-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.