Ora is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ora means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ora across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ora has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ora is a girl name of Latin, Hebrew origin meaning “prayer or light”. A name of multiple origins used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 44,894 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 72 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ora per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1919 (1,078/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2016 (9/yr).
Ora has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1919, when it ranked #324 nationally (given to 1,078 babies that year).
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