Aurore
Aurore is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include:Aurore Auteuil, French actress and the oldest daughter of Anne Jousset and Daniel Auteuil Aurore Chabot, American ceramist Aurore Clément, French actress Aurore Fleury, French middle-distance runner Aurore Gagnon (1909–1920), Canadian victim of child abuse Aurore Jéan, French cross-country skier Aurore Kassambara, French…
- French
Meaning & Origin of Aurore
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aurore is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include:Aurore Auteuil, French actress and the oldest daughter of Anne Jousset and Daniel Auteuil Aurore Chabot, American ceramist Aurore Clément, French actress Aurore Fleury, French middle-distance runner Aurore Gagnon (1909–1920), Canadian victim of child abuse Aurore Jéan, French cross-country skier Aurore Kassambara, French…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Aurore
The earliest SSA record of Aurore as a baby girl name dates back to 1884, when 6 babies received it. 1914 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Aurore — #1,175 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Aurores. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 693 Aurores have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aurore
Aurore is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 693 births in the dataset. Aurore's peak popularity came in 1914 when it ranked #1,175. Use the chart and map above to compare Aurore's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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