Given name & surname
Aura
“golden-haired woman”
In English use, Aura is a diminutive of Aurelia. In Latin use, Aurelia carries the interpretation “golden-haired woman.”
Original Ancient GreekΑὔρα
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Aura is a diminutive of Aurelia. In Latin use, Aurelia carries the interpretation “golden-haired woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English usage, Aura developed from Αὔρα. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Aura is a short form of Aurora.
The story
In mythological stories, Aura is associated with the goddess of breezes.
Aura through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,028
- 12 boys · 5,016 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 340 babies
- 2025
- 340
- #817 for girls · #9,804 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +113%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 333 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 817 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 111.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (51). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,770 as a first name in 2020; 153 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aura’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Aura is a diminutive of Laura. In English usage, Aura developed from the Ancient Greek form Αὔρα. Aura has a related form in Aurea.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aura has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Aura comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Aurorafull form · Czech, Norwegian Bokmål
- Aureliafull form · Norwegian Bokmål, English
- Laurafull form · Romanian
- Aurivariant · Finnish
- Auriavariant
- Aurielvariant
- Aureavariant
- Aurianavariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aura
- Aura DioneDanish singer-songwriterborn 1985
- Aura GarridoSpanish actress (born 1989)
- Aura HerzogIsraeli social and environmental activist (1924–2022)
- Aura Elena FarfánGuatemalan activistborn 1940
- Aura Lolita Chavez IxcaquicGuatemalan human rights activistborn 1972
- Queen PokouAshanti Queen (1730-1760)
- Aura SallaFinnish politicianborn 1984
- Aura KiiskinenFinnish politician (1878-1968)
- Aura TwarowskaRomanian operatic mezzo-sopranoborn 1967
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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