US rank #11907 Boys' name Peak 2019 20 births

Aureus — #11907 US boys' name

20 babies named Aureus in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s142020s6
#11907
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 16% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Aureus was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

9 babies were named Aureus in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aureus

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Aureus between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aureus currently holds the #11907 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aureus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aureus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aureus 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 20 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.

Aureus at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

20

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2019

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,907

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aureus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
45678910 202420192015 5

Aureus by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
14 births that decade — 70% of Aureus's all-time total
2010s142020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aureus?
20 babies have been named Aureus since 2015. It currently ranks #11907 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 9 births.
When was Aureus most popular?
Aureus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Aureus been used?
Aureus has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aureus?
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, 2015–2024 (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.