Aurelius

Meaning: Golden
Origin: Latin — From a Roman family name

Boy's name · #991 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Aurelius is climbing: on the charts since 1913, it reached #991 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 230 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,800 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#601 in Austria (2025) · #974 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,140 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #1,311 in Canada (2025) · #1,466 in England & Wales (2025) · #810 in Poland (2022) · #3,790 in Ecuador (2014).

Famous Aureliuses

Aurelius Victor — 4th century Roman historian and politician (c. 320 or 320–c. 390 or 390)
Aurelius of Asturias — King of Asturias (740–774)
Aurelius Marie — Second President of Dominica (1904–1995)
Aurelius Battaglia — American artist (1910–1984)
Aurelius Heraclianus — Roman general and Praetorian Prefect (died 268)

In stories & tradition

Aurelius — Operatic character in the opera King Arthur by Henry Purcell; friend to Arthur

What Aureliuses become

Among 36 notable people named Aurelius:

Military figures appear 4.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aurelius Theodotus, Roman eques and general (3rd century).

Similar names: Aurelio · Beaux · Augustin · Caius · Alias · Alessio

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