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Ora
OriginLatin
Meaning"prayer"
About Ora
Short and slight, with great potential now that names like Ava, Ida and Orla are popular. Ora Beach is a tourist destination on Seram Island, Indonesia.
Pronounced OR-uh.
As of October 2026, Ora ranked #3760 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #104 in 1881.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,208 | 35 | 19.6 |
| 2016 | #4,215 | 35 | 19.8 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,655 | 42 | 24.7 |
| 2019 | #3,895 | 38 | 22.6 |
| 2020 | #4,140 | 34 | 21 |
| 2021 | #3,859 | 39 | 23.8 |
| 2022 | #3,751 | 41 | 25 |
| 2023 | #3,567 | 44 | 27.4 |
| 2024 | #3,474 | 45 | 27.8 |
| 2025 | #3,760 | 40 | 24.9 |
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