US rank #334 Girls' name Peak 2024 17,373 births

Aurelia — #334 US girls' name

17,373 babies named Aurelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#334
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 98% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Aurelia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

933 babies were named Aurelia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aurelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 17,373 babies named Aurelia between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aurelia currently holds the #334 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 933 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aurelia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 3,568 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Aurelia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,887 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aurelia in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aurelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17,373 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aurelia at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

17,373

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

933 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#334

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aurelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
933
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Aurelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
3,568 births that decade — 21% of Aurelia's all-time total
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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
1,887 10.9%
#2 Texas
1,849 10.6%
#3 New York
913 5.3%
#4 Illinois
589 3.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
524 3.0%
#6 Arizona
427 2.5%
#7 Florida
410 2.4%
#8 Virginia
380 2.2%
California share of Aurelia's total US births 10.9%
Even split

1,887 of 17,373 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?
17,373 babies have been named Aurelia since 1880. It currently ranks #334 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 933 births.
When was Aurelia most popular?
Aurelia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 3,568 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Aurelia most popular?
The top states for the name Aurelia are California (1,887 births), Texas (1,849 births), New York (913 births).
How long has the name Aurelia been used?
Aurelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aurelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aurora, Aura, Aurea, Auria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.