Ora
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
1890s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
light
Popularity, 1890–2024
peak 1890s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ora peaked in the 1890s.
When you meet Ora
Most people given the name Ora in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Ora you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ora deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ora 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 Ora fits with your family’s names and surname.
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