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
Aurelia's 18,435 recorded births place it above 98.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,056
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Currently ranks #290 among girls.
18,435 total births across 146 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 1,056 births in a single year.
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
- 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).
Aurelia decade highlights
- Peak decade 4,630 births
- Runner-up 3,494 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 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% |
2,057 of 18,435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 11.2% of nationwide
- Texas 10.6% of nationwide
- New York 5.3% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.4% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 48 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 11.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Aurelia appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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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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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.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 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, 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.
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