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.

#1,126 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#290 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
18,435
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade

Aurelia currently ranks #290 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 #290 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.

  • #1,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #290 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 18,435 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aurelia ranks #1,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #290 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,435 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#1,126 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#290 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
18,435
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%98.3%
Aurelia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Aurelia's 18,435 recorded births place it above 98.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

48 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Aurelia compares

18,435 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 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 49x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aurelia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 18,435 376 567,345
Peak-year births 1,056 21 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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2025)
1,056
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
05001,0001,500 188018991918193719561975199420132025 1,056

Aurelia by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (4,630 births, 25% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 4,630 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -47, 6.8%-143, 2.3%-140, 3.5%-146, 1.7%-132, 2.8%-146, 1.8%-133, 7.9%-40, 7.8%-144, 3.4%-91, 5.1%-146, 2.5%-141, 2.4%-44, 9.1%-32, 6.6%-113, 2.9%Aurelia-146, 5.7%Aurelia
Aurelia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Aurelia by state

Where Aurelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aurelia
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. Its archive ordinal is #1,126 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #290 of 17,297. 1,056 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Aurelia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aurelia ranks #1,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #290 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nearby Names Like Aurelia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aurelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 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 August 2026.