Boys' name · since 1913
Aurelius
Aurelius has 1,764 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #995 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,764
- born since 1913
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aurelius currently ranks #995 among boys' names in America, with 1,764 babies recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aurelius has been recorded 1,764 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #995 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #3,563 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #995 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,764 born since 1913
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aurelius ranks #3,563 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #995 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,764 born since 1913, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #995 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,764
- born since 1913
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aurelius's 1,764 recorded births place it above 92.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aurelius compares
1,764 Top 23% higher than 77% of 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
Aurelius's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aurelius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,764 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 230 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aurelius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aurelius splits its recorded history at 1983: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 230 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aurelius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 230
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Aurelius by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (876 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Aurelius's strongest decade.
876 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Aurelius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 59
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 164
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
454 births
- 2020s
2020s
876 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 876 births (50% of all-time use).
How Aurelius compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aurelius's total volume
Aurelius by state
Where Aurelius concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 190 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 159 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 62 | 3.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 49 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Washington | | 32 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 14 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 13 | 0.7% |
190 of 1,764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Aurelius appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Aureliuss (190 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 Aurelius: 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 (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Aurelius 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.