girl's name
Aurelia
aw-REE-lee-a
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 41,433
the United States
#291
2025 births
Aurelia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "golden." It comes from aureus, gold, and was a Roman family name — Julius Caesar's mother, Aurelia Cotta, belonged to the gens that bore it.
- Aurelia is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 1,056 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,140 babies in the United States is given this name.
Aurelia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 231 |
| 1890s | 434 |
| 1900s | 577 |
| 1910s | 1,298 |
| 1920s | 1,663 |
| 1930s | 1,068 |
| 1940s | 854 |
| 1950s | 766 |
| 1960s | 527 |
| 1970s | 591 |
| 1980s | 573 |
| 1990s | 624 |
| 2000s | 1,105 |
| 2010s | 3,494 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,630 |
What Aurelia means
Aurelia means golden, or made of gold. The Latin adjective describes the metal itself rather than the color, so the name carries value and brilliance together.
Where Aurelia comes from
Aurelia is the feminine of the Roman family name Aurelius, from aureus, golden, from aurum, gold — the root behind aureole and the chemical symbol Au. The gens Aurelia was a plebeian family that rose to prominence in the Republic, and Julius Caesar's mother, Aurelia Cotta, belonged to it. The emperor Marcus Aurelius carried the name into philosophy through his Meditations. Aurelia has stayed in continuous use in Italy, Spain and Romania while nearly vanishing from English until the current revival.
Aurelia in use
Our data shows Aurelia peaking in 2025 — still climbing — at 127 in England and Wales. It first appears in our records in 1880. Its return belongs to the same British wave carrying Ottilie, Beatrice, Daphne and Ophelia: long, unabbreviated classical names that spent the twentieth century out of use.
How popular is Aurelia?
In 2025, Aurelia was given to 1,056 babies in the United States, ranking #291 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Aurelia 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 Aurelia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aurélia | Aurélia is Aurelia written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,331. | 3,780 |
Names that peaked alongside Aurelia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aurelia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aurelia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
3 nicknames for Aurelia
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Aurelia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Aurelia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aurelia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aurelia
What does the name Aurelia mean?
Aurelia means "golden," from the Latin aureus, from aurum, gold.
Is Aurelia a Roman name?
Yes — the gens Aurelia was a prominent Roman family, and Julius Caesar's mother was Aurelia Cotta.
Is Aurelia related to Aurelius?
Yes, it is the feminine form. Marcus Aurelius carried the masculine into philosophy through his Meditations.
How popular is the name Aurelia?
In 2025, Aurelia was given to 1,056 babies in the United States, ranking #291 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Aurelia a girl's or a boy's name?
Aurelia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aurelia most popular?
Aurelia peaked in 2025, when 1,056 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Aurelia?
Aurelia is usually shortened to Auri, Lia and Aura.
Is Aurelia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aurelia currently ranks #127 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.