Aurea: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,428

among girls · ↑38 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aurea

How common

1 in 69,881

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2015

30 babies

All-time total

1,255

#6,429 all-time among girls

First recorded

1918

in Social Security records

Aurea popularity over time

1,255 babies have been named Aurea since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	13	1	–	#3,860
1920s	53	5	+308%	#3,777
1930s	10	1	-81%	#4,384
1940s	37	4	+270%	#3,044
1950s	111	11	+200%	#2,455
1960s	160	16	+44%	#2,549
1970s	151	15	-6%	#3,218
1980s	127	13	-16%	#4,179
1990s	129	13	+2%	#4,862
2000s	125	13	-3%	#6,593
2010s	204	20	+63%	#4,606
2020s (to 2025)	135	23	+10%	#4,657

Where Aurea is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	23	0.01	outside top 500
2027	24	0.01	outside top 500
2028	24	0.02	outside top 500
2029	24	0.02	outside top 500
2030	25	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Aurea

Aurea is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,428 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 1,255 American babies have been named Aurea. Its peak came in 2015, when 30 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aurea stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aurea?

The median living Aurea is about 33 years old; half are between 12 and 55. An estimated 1,100 people named Aurea are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aurea year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	23	#5,428
2024	23	#5,466
2023	24	#5,267
2022	17	#6,751
2021	20	#5,985
2020	28	#4,657
2019	24	#5,327
2018	17	#6,840
2017	19	#6,319
2016	19	#6,443
2015	30	#4,606
2014	24	#5,491
2013	26	#5,158
2012	11	#9,799
2011	20	#6,366
2010	14	#8,324
2009	16	#7,728
2008	17	#7,463
2007	20	#6,593
2006	9	#11,562
2005	9	#11,033
2004	7	#12,923
2003	14	#7,634
2002	8	#11,267
2001	15	#6,998
2000	10	#9,249
1995	16	#5,701
1990	8	#9,327
1985	16	#4,642
1980	15	#4,750
1975	18	#3,645
1970	20	#3,218
1965	17	#3,060
1960	11	#3,933
1955	8	#4,395
1950	7	#4,345
1945	–	–
1940	5	#4,405
1935	–	–
1930	5	#4,607
1925	7	#4,065
1920	7	#3,992
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aurea, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aurea?

The median living Aurea is about 33 years old. Half of all living Aureas are between 12 and 55 years old.

How many people named Aurea are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Aurea are alive in the United States, based on 1,255 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aurea in 2025?

Aurea ranked #5,428 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aurea?

1,255 babies have been named Aurea in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aurea most popular?

Aurea peaked in 2015, when 30 newborns received the name.

Is Aurea a boy or girl name?

Aurea is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aurea rising or falling?

Aurea has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aurea become more popular?

Aurea is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Aurea in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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