Given name & surname
Auri
“plough/plow”
Auri is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish and Finnish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Auri is a form of Aura. Aura possibly goes back to a word, meaning “plough/plow.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Auri is a variant of Aura. An origin associated with Aura is Greek. In Spanish use, Auri is a diminutive of Aurora. An origin associated with Aurora is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Auri is a diminutive of Aurora.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Auri is a variant of Aura. The history of Aura gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Aura is associated with the goddess of breezes. In Spanish use, Auri is a diminutive of Aurora. The history of Aurora gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Aurora is associated with the goddess of the dawn.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Auri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 997
- 58 boys · 939 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 96 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #3,216 for girls · #9,805 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 49 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,216 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Georgia and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 800 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.
Auri’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Auri is a diminutive of Aurora. Auri has a related form in Aura.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Auri
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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