Bora
Meaning
purple (a native Korean color word, chosen for the same non-hanja, distinctly-Korean identity reason as Areum)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Bora has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Bora
Most people given the name Bora in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Bora deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Bora truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Bora fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Bora travels
Turkish · storm, north wind
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Turkish baby names · Korean American baby names · Short names
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