girl's name
Aurea
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,743
Aurea is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Aurea is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2015, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Aurea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 |
| 1920s | 53 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 37 |
| 1950s | 111 |
| 1960s | 160 |
| 1970s | 151 |
| 1980s | 127 |
| 1990s | 129 |
| 2000s | 125 |
| 2010s | 204 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 135 |
How popular is Aurea?
In 2025, Aurea was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Aurea is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Aurea is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Auréa | Auréa is a rare spelling of Aurea, written with an acute accent and recorded about 90 times, mostly in France. | 90 |
Names that peaked alongside Aurea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aurea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aurea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aurea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aurea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aurea
How popular is the name Aurea?
In 2025, Aurea was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Aurea a girl's or a boy's name?
Aurea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Aurea?
Aurea has 3 syllables.
When was Aurea most popular?
Aurea peaked in 2015, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aurea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aurea currently ranks #4,533 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.