Aurelius
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- aw-REE-lee-us
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #991 for boys
Aurelius is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “golden”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 991st for boys in the US (230 babies).
What does Aurelius mean?
Latin: Roman family name, usually linked to aureus, 'golden'
“golden”
Marcus Aurelius was the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher who wrote the Meditations.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Aurelius a girl's or a boy's name?
Aurelius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 230 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aurelius in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 308% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Aurelius, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aurelius in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Aurelius in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
How popular is Aurelius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #991among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 230about 1 in 7,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 195% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 230 boys in the US were named Aurelius, making it the 991st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,977th. It first appears in the records in 1913.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Aurelius of any year since it first appeared, in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Aurelius in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aurelius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 230 | #991 |
| 2024 | 190 | #1,122 |
| 2023 | 164 | #1,214 |
| 2022 | 133 | #1,393 |
| 2021 | 87 | #1,799 |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,977 |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,973 |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,471 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,797 |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,550 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,846 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,163 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,252 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,094 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,287 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,753 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,948 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,213 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,561 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,457 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
Names like Aurelius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atlas Albie Cassius Asher Arlo Archer Elias Theo Hudson Atticus Remy Enzo
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aurelius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aurelius, updated 20 October 2026.