Given name & surname
Aurea
“golden”
Aurea is a feminine given name. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Aurea is a variant of Aura. An origin associated with Aura is Greek. Aurea is a variant of Aurora. An origin associated with Aurora is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Aurea is a variant of Aura. The history of Aura gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Aura is associated with the goddess of breezes. Aurea is a variant of Aurora. The history of Aurora gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Aurora is associated with the goddess of the dawn.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Aurea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,255
- 0 boys · 1,255 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #5,428 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,428 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,803 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aurea’s family of names
In Latin usage, Aurea has a later derivative in Аврея. Aurea has a related form in Aurora. Aurea has a related form in Aura.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aurea
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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