Unisex name · since 1913
Aurel
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Aurel, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,967 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aurel is the #8967 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 203 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Aurel recorded 203 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #8967 nationally today, ahead of 36% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #12,855 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,967 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 203 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aurel ranks #12,855 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,967 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 203 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,967 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aurel's 203 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Aurel compares
203 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aurel's all-time total is 45% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aurel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 203 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aurel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aurel splits its recorded history at 1925: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aurel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Aurel popularity over time - girls
33 total births recorded since 1914 (Aurel as girls' name)
Aurel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (89 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Aurel's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Aurel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 89 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Aurel's data
- Aurel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aurel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aurel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.