Given name & surname
Aurelius
“the golden one”
Aurelius is a variant of Aurelio. One Latin interpretation is “the golden one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aurelius is a variant of Aurelio. One Latin interpretation is “the golden one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aurelius 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 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aurelius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,764
- 1,764 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 230 babies
- 2025
- 230
- #991 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +177%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 230 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 991 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 177.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (35 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 705 as a first name in 2020; 181 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aurelius’s family of names
In English usage, Aurelius has a feminine form in Aurelia. Aurelius has a related form in Aurelio. In German usage, Aurelius has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Aurelio.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aurelius has relatives in 22 languages.
26 related names in 22 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 27
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Aureliafeminine form · English
- AurelianoSpanish
- Aurelianequivalent
- Aeliusequivalent
- Oralderivative · English
- AureliPolish
- Aureolusequivalent
- Аврелийequivalent
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- ⲁⲩⲣⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥborrowing · Coptic
- AurélioPortuguese
- AureliuszPolish
- Auriolderivative · French
- Oriolequivalent
- Авре́лійUkrainian
- Авре́лийRussian, Bulgarian
- AureliuRomanian
- AurēliusLatin
- 아우렐리우스Korean
- アウレリウスJapanese
- ÁiréiliasIrish
- ΑὐρήλιοςAncient Greek
- ΑυρήλιοςGreek
- AŭrelioEsperanto
- AurélHungarian
- AurelijusLithuanian
- AurelianusLatin
- AurélienFrench
People named Aurelius
- Aurelius of Asturiasking of Asturia740–774
- Aurelius ArkenauGerman priest (1900–1991)
- Aurelius BattagliaAmerican artist (1910-1984)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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