Given name
Aureliano
“the golden one”
Aureliano is a variant of Aurelio. One Latin interpretation is “the golden one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aureliano is a variant of Aurelio. One Latin interpretation is “the golden one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aureliano is a variant of Aurelio. An origin associated with Aurelio is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aureliano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 700
- 700 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,666 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +59%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,666 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 58.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,919 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.
Aureliano’s family of names
Aureliano has a related form in Aurelio. In Spanish usage, Aureliano has a conventional equivalent in the German form Aurelius.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aureliano
- Aureliano TorresParaguayan footballerborn 1982
- Aureliano BolognesiItalian boxer (1930-2018)
- Aureliano de Beruetepainter, politician and Spanish critic (1845-1912)
- Aureliano ChavesBrazilian politician (1929–2003)
- Aureliano Fernández-GuerraSpanish writer and scholar (1816-1894)
- Aurelianus of ArlesFrench saint and archbishop523–551
- Aureliano PertileItalian opera singer (1885-1952)
- Aureliano BlanquetMexican soldier (1848–1919)
- Aureliano MilaniItalian painter (1675-1749)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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