| Aurora | Beatrice | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Dawn | Bringer of joy; blessed |
| Origin | italian | italian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ow-ROH-rah | beh-ah-TREE-cheh |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2025 (7,065) | 1921 (5,968) |
| In 2025 | 7,065 | 583 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aurora | Beatrice |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 36,888 | 3,243 |
| 2010s | 32,160 | 4,836 |
| 2000s | 9,458 | 2,528 |
| 1990s | 3,698 | 2,383 |
| 1980s | 2,227 | 2,757 |
| 1970s | 1,755 | 3,266 |
| 1960s | 1,615 | 6,461 |
| 1950s | 1,780 | 10,745 |
| 1940s | 2,031 | 15,560 |
| 1930s | 2,196 | 23,714 |
| 1920s | 3,316 | 49,230 |
| 1910s | 1,389 | 44,515 |
| 1900s | 354 | 16,282 |
| 1890s | 161 | 7,500 |
| 1880s | 85 | 1,900 |
From Latin 'aurora' meaning 'dawn', also the name of the Roman goddess of the morning. Used directly in Italian as both the vocabulary word and the given name.
Italian form of Latin Beatrix. Beatrix most likely began as Viatrix ('female voyager, traveler') and was reshaped under the influence of Latin 'beatus' ('blessed, happy'), giving the enduring sense 'she who brings happiness' or 'blessed'.
Aurora is more popular than Beatrice today: about 7,065 US babies were given the name Aurora in 2025, compared with 583 named Beatrice.
Aurora means Dawn (italian origin), while Beatrice means Bringer of joy; blessed (italian origin).
In US records, Aurora first appears in 1880 and Beatrice in 1880, so Aurora has the longer recorded history.