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Aroha
OriginMaori
Meaning"love"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · girls#15192
2025 SSA
About Aroha
A simple gender-neutral name.
Aroha for girls#15192 US
This beautiful Māori name meaning love (cognate with Hawaiian aloha) is more wearable than the English word and softer Venus or Aphrodite. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named her daughter Neve Te Aroha in 2018, and in recent years, Aroha / Te Aroha has become the most popular Māori baby girl name.
Pronounced ah-ROH-huh.
As of October 2026, Aroha ranked #15192 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #14543 in 2016.
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