Aurelia: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#290

among girls · ↑44 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

1,056

named Aurelia · +13% vs 2024

How common

1 in 1,522

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

1,056 babies

All-time total

18,435

#1,126 all-time among girls

First recorded

1880

in Social Security records

Aurelia popularity over time

18,435 babies have been named Aurelia since 1880, 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	231	23	–	#353
1890s	434	43	+88%	#390
1900s	577	58	+33%	#399
1910s	1,298	130	+125%	#456
1920s	1,663	166	+28%	#516
1930s	1,068	107	-36%	#558
1940s	854	85	-20%	#728
1950s	766	77	-10%	#913
1960s	527	53	-31%	#1,328
1970s	591	59	+12%	#1,467
1980s	573	57	-3%	#1,642
1990s	624	62	+9%	#1,881
2000s	1,105	111	+77%	#1,121
2010s	3,494	349	+216%	#642
2020s (to 2025)	4,630	772	+121%	#290

Where Aurelia 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	1,184	0.74	#264
2027	1,305	0.81	#240
2028	1,418	0.88	#216
2029	1,522	0.95	#201
2030	1,615	1.01	#194

Where Aurelia is most popular

Girls named Aurelia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.501 per 1,000. Strongest in Alaska, New Mexico, and Colorado.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aurelia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Alaska	14	1.63	+225%
New Mexico	37	1.52	+204%
Colorado	144	1.29	+158%
Oregon	80	1.23	+145%
Montana	15	1.11	+121%
Washington	157	1.09	+117%
Connecticut	62	1.07	+113%
Vermont	5	1.03	+106%
Nebraska	35	0.974	+94%
Wisconsin	99	0.961	+92%
Nevada	44	0.947	+89%
Arizona	128	0.912	+82%
South Dakota	13	0.911	+82%
New Hampshire	16	0.867	+73%
Hawaii	9	0.785	+57%
Virginia	127	0.745	+49%
Iowa	43	0.736	+47%
Utah	61	0.733	+46%
Maine	11	0.711	+42%
California	576	0.685	+37%
Massachusetts	79	0.653	+31%
Idaho	21	0.628	+25%
New York	245	0.619	+24%
Minnesota	66	0.612	+22%
Missouri	71	0.589	+18%
Kansas	32	0.555	+11%
Pennsylvania	128	0.541	+8%
Maryland	57	0.538	+7%
Michigan	97	0.533	+6%
Illinois	121	0.529	+6%
New Jersey	95	0.526	+5%
Ohio	120	0.506	≈ national
Tennessee	76	0.480	≈ national
Florida	204	0.477	-5%
Texas	376	0.467	-7%
North Carolina	105	0.461	-8%
Alabama	41	0.437	-13%
Georgia	96	0.423	-16%
Oklahoma	31	0.421	-16%
South Carolina	37	0.412	-18%
Rhode Island	5	0.399	-20%
Louisiana	32	0.366	-27%
Indiana	48	0.342	-32%
Kentucky	29	0.339	-32%
Mississippi	6	0.128	-74%
Arkansas	6	0.114	-77%
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aurelia

Aurelia is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #290 in 2025 with 1,056 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 18,435 American babies have been named Aurelia. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,056 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Aurelia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aurelia?

The median living Aurelia is about 10 years old; half are between 3 and 34. An estimated 13 thousand people named Aurelia 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.

Aurelia year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	1,056	#290
2024	938	#334
2023	829	#370
2022	644	#489
2021	595	#518
2020	568	#531
2019	453	#642
2018	456	#652
2017	435	#674
2016	433	#675
2015	353	#799
2014	334	#830
2013	320	#832
2012	253	#1,000
2011	242	#1,031
2010	215	#1,137
2009	225	#1,121
2008	169	#1,408
2007	124	#1,745
2006	125	#1,683
2005	112	#1,757
2004	80	#2,206
2003	83	#2,106
2002	74	#2,231
2001	55	#2,707
2000	58	#2,570
1995	55	#2,369
1990	75	#1,881
1985	60	#1,857
1980	59	#1,834
1975	50	#1,840
1970	48	#1,830
1965	45	#1,673
1960	69	#1,328
1955	87	#1,081
1950	95	#913
1945	91	#784
1940	79	#796
1935	96	#680
1930	148	#558
1925	187	#516
1920	174	#539
1915	164	#481
1910	69	#490
1905	47	#490
1900	66	#415
1895	45	#421
1890	33	#446
1885	17	#524
1880	21	#353

Famous people named Aurelia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

1 Aurelia Cotta Roman noblewoman, mother of Julius Caesar (d. 54 BCE) -120–-54 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aurelia?

The median living Aurelia is about 10 years old. Half of all living Aurelias are between 3 and 34 years old.

How many people named Aurelia are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Aurelia are alive in the United States, based on 18,435 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aurelia mean?

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:etymology/templates at line 71: Language 'en (English)' does not match the L2 header (Translingual)., the feminine form of the Roman gens name Aurēlius, from aureus (“golden”).

How popular is the name Aurelia in 2025?

Aurelia ranked #290 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,056 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aurelia?

18,435 babies have been named Aurelia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aurelia most popular?

Aurelia peaked in 2025, when 1,056 newborns received the name.

Is Aurelia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aurelia rising or falling?

Aurelia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aurelia become more popular?

Aurelia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,615 girls named Aurelia in 2030, which would rank around #194. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aurelia?

Well-known people named Aurelia include Aurelia Cotta (politician).

Names like Aurelia

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