Given name
Anora
“having great honor”·“a woman graced with God's favor”
Anora is a variant of Annora. One Latin interpretation is “having great honor.” Anora is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anora is a variant of Annora. One Latin interpretation is “having great honor.” Anora is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anora is a variant of Annora. An origin associated with Annora is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,204
- 0 boys · 1,204 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 144 babies
- 2025
- 144
- #1,485 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 144 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,485 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 784 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anora’s family of names
Anora has a related form in Anna. Anora has a related form in Annora.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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