Recorded 1884–2022 Girls' name Peak 1914 693 births

Aurore — girls' name

693 babies named Aurore in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s111890s1251900s1451910s1841920s1461930s381980s52000s92010s252020s5
1910s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Aurore was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

27 babies were named Aurore in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aurore

The Social Security Administration has registered 693 babies named Aurore between 1884 and 2022, spanning 139 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aurore currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aurore performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Aurore shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 108 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maine and Rhode Island. In total, SSA state-level files list Aurore in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aurore in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 693 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aurore at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

693

Since 1884

139 years of records

Peak year

1914

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1884

Recorded for 139 years

Last year on file: 2022

Aurore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1884

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1914)
27
Annual births at peak — across 139 years of records
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Aurore by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
184 births that decade — 27% of Aurore's all-time total
1880s111890s1251900s1451910s1841920s1461930s381980s52000s92010s252020s5

Aurore by state

Where Aurore concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Aurore
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
108 15.6%
#2 Maine
45 6.5%
#3 Rhode Island
15 2.2%
#4 New Hampshire
7 1.0%
Massachusetts share of Aurore's total US births 15.6%
Even split

108 of 693 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aurore?
693 babies have been named Aurore since 1884. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1914 with 27 births.
When was Aurore most popular?
Aurore was most popular in the 1910s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Aurore most popular?
The top states for the name Aurore are Massachusetts (108 births), Maine (45 births), Rhode Island (15 births).
How long has the name Aurore been used?
Aurore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 139 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Aurore?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aurora, Aurelia, Aura, Aurea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1884–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.