Girls' name · since 1899

Vora

77 babies named Vora in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,108 of 72,339
all-time among girls
77
born since 1899
1920s
peak decade

Vora sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 77 recorded since 1899.

Vora has 77 recorded births among girls since 1899, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1949.

  • #30,108 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 77 born since 1899
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vora ranks #30,108 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.

#30,108 of 72,339
all-time among girls
77
born since 1899
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Vora's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Vora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Vora's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1899, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Vora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1949

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1915)
8
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
456789 1899191319161920192219291949 5

Vora by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 42% of the file).

1920s was Vora's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Vora births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vora? ▼
77 babies have been named Vora since 1899. All-time, it sits at #30,108 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1915 with 8 births.
Where does Vora sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vora ranks #30,108 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vora most popular? ▼
Vora was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Vora been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Vora since 1899 -- 51 years through the most recent 1949 data.
What names are similar to Vora? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Voronica. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Vora's data

  • Vora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vora

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1899–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.