girl's name
Aurore
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- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 68,485
France
#145
2025 births
Aurore is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "dawn," the French form of Aurora and the name of the Roman goddess of daybreak. It ranks 145th in France and appears in no other market we hold.
- Aurore is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1986, when 3,570 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,615 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Aurore over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 305 |
| 1910s | 240 |
| 1920s | 335 |
| 1930s | 235 |
| 1940s | 250 |
| 1950s | 350 |
| 1960s | 850 |
| 1970s | 10,940 |
| 1980s | 29,900 |
| 1990s | 14,410 |
| 2000s | 5,310 |
| 2010s | 2,720 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,840 |
What Aurore means
Aurore means dawn or daybreak, from the Latin aurora. The Roman word named both the time of day and the goddess who brought it, and it is the same root that gives the aurora borealis its name.
Where Aurore comes from
Aurore is the French form of the Latin Aurora, the goddess of the dawn, counterpart of the Greek Eos and sister of the sun and moon. Her most-told story is a warning about wishing carelessly: she asked Zeus to make her lover Tithonus immortal and forgot to ask for eternal youth, so he aged forever without dying and shrank at last into a cicada. Aurore's French weight is literary — it was the real first name of George Sand, born Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin, who wrote under a man's name, wore men's clothes in public and conducted a very public affair with Chopin — and it is the name Perrault's sleeping beauty gives her daughter, which Tchaikovsky and then Disney transferred to the princess herself.
Aurore in use
Aurore ranks 145th in France with about 365 births in 2025 and is stable in our data with a peak in 1986. Our records carry it from 1900. It appears in no other market we hold, which places it with Garance, Hortense, Ulysse, Lison, Octave and Olympe among the names that have stayed entirely French — the English-speaking world uses Aurora instead.
How popular is Aurore?
In 2025, Aurore was given to 365 babies in France, ranking #145 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Aurore is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aurore
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aurore also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aurore over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Aurore
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Aurore in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Aurore
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aurore — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aurore
What does the name Aurore mean?
Aurore means "dawn," from the Latin aurora.
Is Aurore the French for Aurora?
Yes. The English-speaking world uses Aurora; France uses Aurore almost exclusively.
Was Aurore George Sand's real name?
Yes — she was born Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin.
Is Sleeping Beauty called Aurore?
In Perrault it is the name of her daughter. Tchaikovsky and Disney moved it to the princess.
How popular is the name Aurore?
In 2025, Aurore was given to 365 babies in France, ranking #145 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Aurore a girl's or a boy's name?
Aurore is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aurore most popular?
Aurore peaked in 1986, when 3,570 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Aurore?
Aurore is usually shortened to Aura and Aurie.
Is Aurore a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aurore currently ranks #145 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.