Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Ora
Endangered
Down 95.7% from peak
Peak era
1919
Peak births
920
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Ora
How many people are named Ora?
An estimated 5,204 living Americans are named Ora.
How rare is Ora?
Ora is very rare among babies today, with 40 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.7% from its 1919 peak.
How old is the typical Ora?
The median age of a living American named Ora is approximately 69 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 78 years old.
Is Ora still popular?
No. Ora is endangered as a baby name, down 95.7% from its 1919 peak with 40 births in 2025.
Where is Ora most common?
Ora has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 12.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19192025
Peak year
1919
Decline from peak
95.7%
2025
40
All-time
39,278
Where it lives now
Ora is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 12.4× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Ora is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.