Zora
A unisex name of Slavic origin, meaning dawn.
How Zora has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #983 |
| 2019 | #788 |
| 2020 | #874 |
| 2021 | #824 |
| 2022 | #846 |
| 2023 | #863 |
| 2024 | #918 |
| 2025 | #969 |
Zora by the numbers
In 2025, 22 babies in England and Wales were named Zora. In the US, 203 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 1885, about 1 in 3,000 American babies born that year was called Zora.
Sounds like Zora
Names that are said the same way as Zora, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the dawn
Like Zora, each of these has the dawn in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
- Vihaanmorning, dawn93 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roxannedawn; a form of Roxana188 in the US (2017)
- Tariqmorning star or one who knocks36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Luceromorning star; bringer of light137 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Zora
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