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How popular is the name Ora?
Births per year, rank history and how many Oras are alive today.
Ora (female) is a shortened form of the name Arabella. Although Ora itself was given to 7 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 3333rd as a registered name), most Oras are registered as Arabella, which ranked 22nd in 2025 with 1,368 babies.
Most people called Ora are registered as Arabella, and share that name's profile: the Arabella you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Arabellas born in England and Wales are between 3 and 11, and there are at least 13,000 of them alive today. Only some Arabellas go by Ora.
How many babies are named Ora or Arabella each year?
Combined registrations of Arabella, Ora. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Arabella rank as a registered name?
Where does Ora rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Ora short for Arabella?
Yes - Ora is a shortened form of Arabella. Oras are usually registered as Arabella at birth.
When was the name Ora most popular?
The full name Arabella peaked in 2025, when 1,375 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Ora itself peaked as a registered name in 2016, with 9 babies.
How many people are called Ora?
There's no official count of people who go by Ora, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 13,000 people registered as Arabella born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Ora.
How old is the typical Ora?
Most people called Ora are registered as Arabella. Most living Arabellas are between 3 and 11; the most common age is about 2.
Is Ora becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.