Aurelia
Aurelia was the 290th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,056 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 509 places. More babies were named Aurelia in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning golden (probable) · Latin
Say it aw-REEL-yuh /ɔˈriljə/
- Rank in 2025
- #290 girls, up 241 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,056girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,056 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,435babies recorded
What does the name Aurelia mean?
Aurelia is the feminine of Aurelius, a Roman family name. Wiktionary links it with Latin aureus, "golden"; DMNES is more careful, calling the family name of uncertain origin but noting that older spellings of both the name and aureus have -s- in place of -r-, which supports the link. The emperor Marcus Aurelius was a famous bearer. Aurelia has risen in the US recently.
aureus (Latin, “golden”)
How sure is this? Probable. DMNES calls the Roman name's origin uncertain, though 'golden' is the usual reading.
Related names: Aurelius, Aurora, Oriel.
See also: Latin names, names that mean a color.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aurelia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Aurelius', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Aurelia', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Nicknames for Aurelia
The usual nicknames for Aurelia are Aura and Rae. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Aurelia in the last five years, 35 were named Aura, against 50 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aura | Modern | #817 | 1,409 |
| Rae · also for Raelynn, Rachel | Modern | #1,306 | 1,002 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Aurelias go by each one.
Aurelia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #290 | 1,056 |
| 2020 | #531 | 568 |
| 2010 | #1,137 | 215 |
| 2000 | #2,570 | 58 |
| 1990 | #1,881 | 75 |
| 1980 | #1,834 | 59 |
| 1970 | #1,830 | 48 |
| 1960 | #1,328 | 69 |
| 1950 | #913 | 95 |
| 1940 | #796 | 79 |
| 1930 | #558 | 148 |
| 1920 | #539 | 174 |
| 1910 | #490 | 69 |
| 1900 | #415 | 66 |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 |
| 1880 | #353 | 21 |
How popular is Aurelia, counting every spelling?
Aurelia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #309 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #290 for Aurelia on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,069 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelia | 1,056 | #290 | 4,062 |
| Aurellia | 13 | #7,942 | 56 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aurelia?
1,056 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aurelia (0.29 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aurelia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 8 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aurelia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aurelia?
About 12,700 people born in the US named Aurelia are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 32. That makes Aurelia a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aurelia by state
How common Aurelia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.0×), Colorado (2.6×), Oregon (2.5×), Washington (2.2×), Connecticut (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Arkansas, Mississippi, Indiana.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aurelia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aurelia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Aurelia · Sibling names for Aurelia
Questions about the name Aurelia
What does Aurelia mean?
Aurelia means “golden (probable)” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Aurelia?
Aurelia was the 290th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,056 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 509 places. More babies were named Aurelia in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Aurelia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aurelia in the US.
Where is Aurelia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aurelia was most common in Alaska (1.63 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Colorado.