Ora

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 87% girls / 13% boys

Meaning

Ora is the given name of: Ora Alexander, American classic female blues singer Ora Anlen, Israeli Paralympic athlete in various sports Ora Carew, American silent film actress Ora Collard, American businessman and politician Ora Graves, US Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient Ora Haibe, American race car driver Ora Kedem, Austrian-born Israeli chemist and academic Ora Larthard, American cellist Ora Lassila, Finnish computer scientist Ora McMurry, United States Army Air Service pilot during World War I Ora Namir, Israeli former politician and diplomat Ora Nichols, American pioneer of radio sound effects Ora A.

From Wikipedia

Ora first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1919 with 920 babies (rank #203 that year). In 2024 it was given to 45 girls (rank #3,474). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Ora

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ora yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

44,852

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

920

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	149	#114
1881	191	#104
1882	181	#114
1883	212	#109
1884	251	#106
1885	218	#120
1886	287	#110
1887	231	#125
1888	325	#113
1889	346	#111
1890	354	#114
1891	327	#121
1892	405	#110
1893	350	#124
1894	404	#116
1895	416	#117
1896	408	#118
1897	408	#122
1898	447	#120
1899	357	#131
1900	463	#133
1901	400	#127
1902	427	#131
1903	399	#138
1904	412	#140
1905	431	#138
1906	407	#148
1907	424	#153
1908	426	#158
1909	473	#149
1910	495	#158
1911	513	#158
1912	605	#168
1913	622	#182
1914	698	#190
1915	803	#206
1916	857	#205
1917	887	#204
1918	859	#215
1919	920	#203
1920	895	#215
1921	835	#225
1922	865	#221
1923	788	#232
1924	823	#230
1925	833	#223
1926	758	#234
1927	791	#225
1928	655	#246
1929	633	#249
1930	677	#237
1931	563	#257
1932	555	#267
1933	553	#261
1934	511	#271
1935	502	#271
1936	443	#290
1937	459	#287
1938	415	#306
1939	438	#294
1940	420	#311
1941	411	#323
1942	370	#366
1943	396	#362
1944	363	#369
1945	325	#395
1946	353	#411
1947	347	#440
1948	328	#437
1949	340	#430
1950	270	#491
1951	268	#503
1952	279	#502
1953	237	#572
1954	236	#590
1955	226	#619
1956	225	#637
1957	196	#711
1958	181	#738
1959	173	#776
1960	125	#958
1961	158	#841
1962	119	#983
1963	111	#1,014
1964	111	#1,025
1965	91	#1,104
1966	77	#1,228
1967	71	#1,295
1968	74	#1,288
1969	60	#1,540
1970	58	#1,630
1971	57	#1,635
1972	53	#1,690
1973	47	#1,820
1974	34	#2,332
1975	48	#1,894
1976	33	#2,467
1977	35	#2,500
1978	34	#2,549
1979	37	#2,511
1980	37	#2,578
1981	33	#2,760
1982	29	#3,069
1983	25	#3,310
1984	36	#2,609
1985	34	#2,786
1986	27	#3,329
1987	22	#3,943
1988	29	#3,370
1989	21	#4,468
1990	10	#8,332
1991	22	#4,606
1992	24	#4,342
1993	14	#6,518
1994	16	#5,913
1995	12	#7,391
1996	13	#7,029
1997	16	#6,092
1998	17	#6,000
1999	13	#7,601
2000	13	#7,924
2001	13	#8,073
2002	13	#8,173
2003	11	#9,540
2004	13	#8,602
2005	16	#7,413
2006	12	#9,756
2007	20	#6,752
2008	22	#6,307
2009	16	#7,978
2010	18	#7,146
2011	17	#7,342
2012	15	#8,117
2013	24	#5,608
2014	27	#5,133
2015	35	#4,208
2016	35	#4,215
2017	26	#5,146
2018	42	#3,655
2019	38	#3,895
2020	34	#4,140
2021	39	#3,859
2022	41	#3,751
2023	44	#3,567
2024	45	#3,474