Is Ora a boy or girl name?
Ora is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 45 girls and 5 boys were named Ora, so 90% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 87.5% of the 44,852 US babies named Ora were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,661
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,474
- Babies named Ora since 1880
- 44,852
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 1,078 babies
Boys and girls named Ora, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 620 | 2,391 | 79.4% |
| 1890s | 436 | 3,876 | 89.9% |
| 1900s | 380 | 4,262 | 91.8% |
| 1910s | 1,048 | 7,259 | 87.4% |
| 1920s | 1,194 | 7,876 | 86.8% |
| 1930s | 693 | 5,116 | 88.1% |
| 1940s | 471 | 3,653 | 88.6% |
| 1950s | 303 | 2,291 | 88.3% |
| 1960s | 185 | 997 | 84.3% |
| 1970s | 124 | 436 | 77.9% |
| 1980s | 90 | 293 | 76.5% |
| 1990s | 23 | 157 | 87.2% |
| 2000s | 17 | 149 | 89.8% |
| 2010s | 27 | 277 | 91.1% |
| 2020s | 5 | 203 | 97.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,661 | 45 | #3,474 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,567 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,751 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,859 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,140 |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,049 | 38 | #3,895 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,655 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,146 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,661 | 35 | #4,215 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,519 | 35 | #4,208 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,133 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,608 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,117 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,482 | 17 | #7,342 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,146 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,978 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,307 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,752 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,756 |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,099 | 16 | #7,413 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,602 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,540 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,173 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,190 | 13 | #8,073 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,675 | 13 | #7,924 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,601 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,000 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,092 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,705 | 13 | #7,029 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,391 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,913 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,758 | 14 | #6,518 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,190 | 24 | #4,342 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,606 |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,113 | 10 | #8,332 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,647 | 21 | #4,468 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,099 | 29 | #3,370 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,313 | 22 | #3,943 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,503 | 27 | #3,329 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,591 | 34 | #2,786 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,130 | 36 | #2,609 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,394 | 25 | #3,310 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,447 | 29 | #3,069 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,857 | 33 | #2,760 |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,049 | 37 | #2,578 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,745 | 37 | #2,511 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,502 | 34 | #2,549 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,153 | 35 | #2,500 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,673 | 33 | #2,467 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,377 | 48 | #1,894 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,077 | 34 | #2,332 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,966 | 47 | #1,820 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,781 | 53 | #1,690 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,185 | 57 | #1,635 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,215 | 58 | #1,630 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,961 | 60 | #1,540 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,415 | 74 | #1,288 |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,885 | 71 | #1,295 |
| 1966 | 21 | #1,710 | 77 | #1,228 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,343 | 91 | #1,104 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,883 | 111 | #1,025 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,379 | 111 | #1,014 |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,885 | 119 | #983 |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,675 | 158 | #841 |
| 1960 | 26 | #1,610 | 125 | #958 |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,696 | 173 | #776 |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,581 | 181 | #738 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,617 | 196 | #711 |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,560 | 225 | #637 |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,267 | 226 | #619 |
| 1954 | 27 | #1,488 | 236 | #590 |
| 1953 | 37 | #1,240 | 237 | #572 |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,313 | 279 | #502 |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,425 | 268 | #503 |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,082 | 270 | #491 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,177 | 340 | #430 |
| 1948 | 47 | #1,029 | 328 | #437 |
| 1947 | 37 | #1,206 | 347 | #440 |
| 1946 | 46 | #1,011 | 353 | #411 |
| 1945 | 52 | #876 | 325 | #395 |
| 1944 | 43 | #998 | 363 | #369 |
| 1943 | 57 | #890 | 396 | #362 |
| 1942 | 60 | #848 | 370 | #366 |
| 1941 | 42 | #999 | 411 | #323 |
| 1940 | 50 | #900 | 420 | #311 |
| 1939 | 57 | #808 | 438 | #294 |
| 1938 | 49 | #905 | 415 | #306 |
| 1937 | 67 | #748 | 459 | #287 |
| 1936 | 76 | #684 | 443 | #290 |
| 1935 | 66 | #761 | 502 | #271 |
| 1934 | 82 | #672 | 511 | #271 |
| 1933 | 52 | #864 | 553 | #261 |
| 1932 | 71 | #744 | 555 | #267 |
| 1931 | 87 | #637 | 563 | #257 |
| 1930 | 86 | #676 | 677 | #237 |
| 1929 | 84 | #671 | 633 | #249 |
| 1928 | 108 | #597 | 655 | #246 |
| 1927 | 109 | #593 | 791 | #225 |
| 1926 | 123 | #551 | 758 | #234 |
| 1925 | 118 | #575 | 833 | #223 |
| 1924 | 129 | #555 | 823 | #230 |
| 1923 | 104 | #628 | 788 | #232 |
| 1922 | 156 | #498 | 865 | #221 |
| 1921 | 143 | #520 | 835 | #225 |
| 1920 | 120 | #570 | 895 | #215 |
| 1919 | 158 | #477 | 920 | #203 |
| 1918 | 131 | #531 | 859 | #215 |
| 1917 | 129 | #506 | 887 | #204 |
| 1916 | 153 | #459 | 857 | #205 |
| 1915 | 134 | #481 | 803 | #206 |
| 1914 | 99 | #492 | 698 | #190 |
| 1913 | 84 | #473 | 622 | #182 |
| 1912 | 65 | #494 | 605 | #168 |
| 1911 | 42 | #455 | 513 | #158 |
| 1910 | 53 | #351 | 495 | #158 |
| 1909 | 40 | #382 | 473 | #149 |
| 1908 | 48 | #323 | 426 | #158 |
| 1907 | 30 | #427 | 424 | #153 |
| 1906 | 34 | #358 | 407 | #148 |
| 1905 | 39 | #321 | 431 | #138 |
| 1904 | 36 | #339 | 412 | #140 |
| 1903 | 34 | #328 | 399 | #138 |
| 1902 | 43 | #289 | 427 | #131 |
| 1901 | 34 | #308 | 400 | #127 |
| 1900 | 42 | #334 | 463 | #133 |
| 1899 | 29 | #333 | 357 | #131 |
| 1898 | 39 | #302 | 447 | #120 |
| 1897 | 44 | #266 | 408 | #122 |
| 1896 | 42 | #287 | 408 | #118 |
| 1895 | 52 | #250 | 416 | #117 |
| 1894 | 42 | #274 | 404 | #116 |
| 1893 | 35 | #298 | 350 | #124 |
| 1892 | 53 | #245 | 405 | #110 |
| 1891 | 51 | #224 | 327 | #121 |
| 1890 | 49 | #241 | 354 | #114 |
| 1889 | 47 | #240 | 346 | #111 |
| 1888 | 70 | #211 | 325 | #113 |
| 1887 | 63 | #194 | 231 | #125 |
| 1886 | 63 | #211 | 287 | #110 |
| 1885 | 58 | #209 | 218 | #120 |
| 1884 | 68 | #198 | 251 | #106 |
| 1883 | 65 | #184 | 212 | #109 |
| 1882 | 67 | #192 | 181 | #114 |
| 1881 | 55 | #207 | 191 | #104 |
| 1880 | 64 | #194 | 149 | #114 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ora reached #184 in 1883. As a girl name, it reached #104 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ora
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.