Total births
77
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.
- 77
- total births
- 1899–1949
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that 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.
- 77 total births
- 1899–1949 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
77 girls have been named Vora since 1899, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1949.
- 77
- total births
- 1899–1949
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Vora was born in this single decade.
1915
Single peak year
8 babies were named Vora in 1915 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1949Peak year
1915
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1899
Vora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1949
- Peak year (1915)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Vora by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vora? ▼
77 babies have been named Vora since 1899. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1915 with 8 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vora: Baby Name Since 1899 - 77 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vora. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.