Aurelija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ow-REH-li-ya
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
Aurelija is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “golden”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies).
What does Aurelija mean?
Latin: Lithuanian form of Aurelia
“golden”
From the Roman family name Aurelius, usually linked to Latin aureus, 'golden'.
Is Aurelija a girl's or a boy's name?
Aurelija is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aurelija in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Aurelija, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls.
2025 had the most girls named Aurelija of any year since it first appeared, in 2007.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Aurelija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
Names like Aurelija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aurora, Arabella, Alba, Athena, Ariella, Ada, Alma, Eliana, Nora, Emilia, Luna, Nova
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Rosie, Max, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony, Austin, Felix, Camila
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, “Aurelija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aurelija, updated 20 October 2026.