Boys' name · since 2017
Aurelian
130 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.
- #15,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,244 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 130
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aurelian is the #4244 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 130 recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Aurelian recorded 130 times among boys since 2017, holding rank #4244 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, 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 2017 to 2025.
- #15,686 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,244 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 130 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aurelian ranks #15,686 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,244 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 130 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,244 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 130
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aurelian's 130 recorded births place it above 65.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aurelian compares
130 30th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Aurelian's all-time total is 65% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aurelian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 130 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aurelian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aurelian's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aurelian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Aurelian by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (111 births, 85% of the file).
2020s was Aurelian's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Aurelian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 111 births (85% of all-time use).
Aurelian by state
Where Aurelian concentrates geographically, total births since 2017
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 130 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Aurelians (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aurelian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~8 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, 2017–2025 (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 Aurelian 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.