About the name Ora
Ora is a girl name with Ancient Greek roots, meaning “breeze”. It is related to Aura, which is where the meaning comes from.
It has a unique, short & sweet feel. In 2025, Ora ranked #3760 for girls in the US, with 40 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1940. Since 2000, 93% of US babies named Ora were girls.
Etymology
A variant of Aura, which comes from Ancient Greek, meaning “breeze”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Ora”, “Aura”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #3760
- In 2015
- #4208
- Babies in 2025
- 40
Popularity of Ora, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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Nicknames for Ora
Ora is already short and sweet, so it doesn't usually get a nickname.
Names similar to Ora
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