Aurelien
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-ray-LYAN
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Aurelien is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “golden”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Aurelien mean?
Latin: French form of Aurelian, from Aurelius
“golden”
Aurelian was a 3rd-century Roman emperor who reunited the divided empire.
Is Aurelien a girl's or a boy's name?
Aurelien is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aurelien in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 467% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Aurelien, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2009, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aurelien in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were given Aurelien or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,668, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Aurelian 8
- Aurelien 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Aurelien in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
Names like Aurelien
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Austin Adrian Roman Leo Vinnie Cassian Felix Adrien Archie Arthur Abdul Lorenzo
Other spellings of Aurelien
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara Anthony
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aurelien: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aurelien, updated 20 October 2026.