girl's name
Aurélie
oh-ray-LEE
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 187,599
Canada
#263
as Aurelie, 2024
Aurélie is a French girl's name meaning golden, from a Roman family name. Its 1983 peak of 13,920 French births is the largest single-year figure of any name in this group, and it no longer ranks in any market we track.
- Aurélie is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1983, when 13,935 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Aurélie over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 2,505 |
| 1910s | 1,530 |
| 1920s | 1,150 |
| 1930s | 545 |
| 1940s | 280 |
| 1950s | 180 |
| 1960s | 765 |
| 1970s | 27,005 |
| 1980s | 113,345 |
| 1990s | 29,090 |
| 2000s | 5,525 |
| 2010s | 705 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 105 |
What Aurélie means
Aurélie means golden. The Latin aureus is the ordinary word for gold, and the Roman family name built on it was probably chosen for hair or complexion.
Where Aurélie comes from
Aurélie is the French feminine of Aurelius, a Roman gens name from aureus, golden — the same root as the aureole around a saint's head and the aurum whose symbol is still Au on the periodic table. Marcus Aurelius is the family's best-known member, and his Meditations were written in Greek despite the Latin name. The French form arrived through the saint's name Aurelia and became a modern given name in the twentieth century rather than a continuous inheritance.
Aurélie in use
Aurélie peaked in France in 1983, when 13,935 babies were registered — the largest single-year figure of any name in this group — and is falling in our data. It no longer ranks in any of the six markets we track, across 187,599 lifetime births. That combination is unusual: very high volume concentrated into a short French window, then a complete exit, with no second market to carry it.
How popular is Aurélie?
In 2025, Aurélie was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aurélie is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Aurélie is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aurelie | Aurelie is a spelling of Aurélie, used in Canada, where it ranks #263. | 5,124 |
Names that peaked alongside Aurélie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aurélie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aurélie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Aurélie
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.
Aurélie 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 Aurélie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aurélie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aurélie
What does the name Aurélie mean?
Golden — from the Latin aureus, through the Roman family name Aurelius.
Is Aurélie related to Aurora?
No. Aurora is the Latin for dawn; Aurélie is from the word for gold. They are separate roots that sound alike.
How popular was Aurélie?
It peaked in France in 1983 at 13,920 births — the largest single-year figure in this group.
Does Aurélie still rank?
Not in any of the six markets we track. Its entire life was one French generation.
Is Aurélie a girl's or a boy's name?
Aurélie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
What are the nicknames for Aurélie?
Aurélie is usually shortened to Aurel.
Is Aurélie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aurélie currently ranks #263 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.