Ora

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girlvintageclassicsimple

“gold, light” — Latin

—2024 rank
1919peak year
39,188babies named Ora since 1880
▲ +18%5-year trend

Ora popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 191918801920196020002024

What does Ora mean?

Likely a short form of Aurelia or Aurea, from Latin aurum, 'gold'. Popular in the rural American South.

OriginLatin
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic

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