Total births
18,435
Girls' name · since 1880
Aurelia
18,435 babies named Aurelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #334
- among girls today
- 18,435
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 98%
- more common than other girls
Aurelia currently ranks #334 among girls' names in America, with 18,435 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Aurelia recorded 18,435 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #334 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #334 among girls today
- 18,435 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
- 98% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Aurelia is currently the #334 girls' name in America, more common than 98% of girls - 18,435 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #334
- among girls today
- 18,435
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 98%
- more common than other girls
Aurelia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#334
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 98% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Aurelia was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
1,056 babies were named Aurelia in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Aurelia compares
18,435 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Aurelia's all-time total is 48x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aurelia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,435 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,056 | 48 | 19,840 |
Aurelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aurelia splits its recorded history at 1953: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (14 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,056 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aurelia at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
2025
Current rank
#334
Active since
1880
Aurelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,056
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Aurelia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Aurelia's strongest decade.
4,630 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Aurelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 231
1880s
231 births
- 1890s 434
1890s
434 births
- 1900s 577
1900s
577 births
- 1910s 1,298
1910s
1,298 births
- 1920s 1,663
1920s
1,663 births
- 1930s 1,068
1930s
1,068 births
- 1940s 854
1940s
854 births
- 1950s 766
1950s
766 births
- 1960s 527
1960s
527 births
- 1970s 591
1970s
591 births
- 1980s 573
1980s
573 births
- 1990s 624
1990s
624 births
- 2000s 1,105
2000s
1,105 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,494 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,630 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 4,630 births (25% of all-time use).
How Aurelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aurelia's total volume
Aurelia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Aurelia by state
Where Aurelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,057 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,963 | 10.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 972 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 623 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 552 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 471 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 459 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 407 | 2.2% |
California share of Aurelia's total US births 11.2%
Even split
2,057 of 18,435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Aurelia appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aurelia? ▼
Aurelia has been given to 18,435 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #334 as of the latest data. 1,056 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Aurelia most popular? ▼
Aurelia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 4,630 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Aurelia most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Aurelia are California (2,057 births), Texas (1,963 births), New York (972 births).
How long has the name Aurelia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aurelia since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Aurelia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aurora, Aura, Auria, Aurea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Aurelia's data
- California records the most Aurelias (2,057 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Aurelia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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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 Aurelia 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 June 2026.