Meaning of the nameAurora
- Female
- Latin origin
- Au-ro-ra
Aurora is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning 'dawn', the break of day, and was also the name of the Roman goddess of the dawn.
- People (2022)
- 38,929
- Rank in Brazil
- #685
- Median age
- 3 years
- 2010 Census
- 19,869
- people
Aurora in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aurora, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (21,671 people).
38,719 women 210 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Aurora is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aurora in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.043%
- Distrito Federal 0.027%
- Paraná 0.027%
- Goiás 0.027%
- Santa Catarina 0.024%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 7,274 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,675 | 0.043% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,637 | 0.018% |
| Paraná | 3,071 | 0.027% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,949 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 1,885 | 0.027% |
| Bahia | 1,881 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,814 | 0.024% |
| Pará | 1,473 | 0.018% |
| Pernambuco | 1,440 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 1,138 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 892 | 0.023% |
| Maranhão | 852 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 812 | 0.022% |
| Distrito Federal | 770 | 0.027% |
| Espírito Santo | 733 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 615 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 516 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 499 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 476 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 417 | 0.013% |
| Rondônia | 291 | 0.018% |
| Tocantins | 284 | 0.019% |
| Sergipe | 256 | 0.012% |
| Roraima | 138 | 0.022% |
| Acre | 106 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aurora
Aurora comes from Latin aurōra, 'dawn, daybreak', a word that Wiktionary traces to Proto-Italic *auzōs; in Portuguese the name is a learned borrowing from Latin Aurōra, and the same entry records Aurora as the Roman goddess of the dawn. Behind the Name gives the meaning 'dawn' and includes Portuguese among the languages that use the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 38,929 people named Aurora, with a median age of 3. The name was frequent among women born before the 1960s, became rare in the following decades and returned strongly from the 2010s on; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Aurora · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Aurora · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Aurora
What does the name Aurora mean?
Aurora means “dawn, the break of day”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Aurora in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 38,929 people with the first name Aurora, which ranks it number 685 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Aurora a boy's or a girl's name?
Aurora is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 38,719 women and 210 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Aurora?
Aurora is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Aurora most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.043% of the state's population is named Aurora (4,675 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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