US rank #3774 Boys' name Peak 2024 105 births

Aurelian — #3774 US boys' name

105 babies named Aurelian in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s192020s86
#3774
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Aurelian was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

30 babies were named Aurelian in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aurelian

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Aurelian between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aurelian currently holds the #3774 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aurelian performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aurelian shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aurelian in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aurelian 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 105 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.

Aurelian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

105

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2024

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,774

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aurelian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
30
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
010203040 20242023202220212020201920182017 7

Aurelian by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
86 births that decade — 82% of Aurelian's all-time total
2010s192020s86

Aurelian by state

Where Aurelian concentrates geographically — total births since 2017

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aurelian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.8%
California share of Aurelian's total US births 4.8%

5 of 105 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aurelian?
105 babies have been named Aurelian since 2017. It currently ranks #3774 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 30 births.
When was Aurelian most popular?
Aurelian was most popular in the 2020s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Aurelian most popular?
The top states for the name Aurelian are California (5 births).
How long has the name Aurelian been used?
Aurelian has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aurelian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aurelio, Aurelius, Auron, Aureliano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2017–2024 (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.