Given name & surname
Aurelian
“the golden one”
Aurelian is a variant of Aurelio. One Latin interpretation is “the golden one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aurelian is a variant of Aurelio. One Latin interpretation is “the golden one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aurelian is a variant of Aurelio. An origin associated with Aurelio is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Aurelian developed from Aurelianus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2017. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aurelian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 130
- 130 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,149 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +248%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,149 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 198 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.
Aurelian’s family of names
In English usage, Aurelian developed from the Latin form Aurelianus. Aurelian has a related form in Aurelio. In German usage, Aurelian has a conventional equivalent in the French form Aurélian.
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Around the world
Aurelian has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Aureliusequivalent
- Aurelianoequivalent
- Aurelequivalent
- Aurianequivalent
- Aurèleequivalent
- Aurelijusequivalent
- AurélianFrench
- Aurelianussource · Latin
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Aurelian
- Aurelian ChițuRomanian footballerborn 1991
- Grizzly SmithAmerican professional wrestler (1932–2010)
- Aurelian PavelescuRomanian politician and lawyerborn 1964
- Aurelian of Réôme9th-century Frankish writer and music theorist800–850
- Aurelian AndreescuRomanian singer and actor (1942–1986)
- Aurelian CrăiuțuRomanian political scientist, university teacher, non-fiction writer and translatorborn 1966
- Aurelian SilvestruMoldovan writer and activistborn 1949
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