Aurel
Masculine
Aurel is given to both — 203 boys and 33 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Aurel entered the US charts in 1913, peaked at #1986 in 1917, ranks #8910 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Aurel?
Aurel first appears in US birth records in 1913 — 112 years ago. The typical Aurel alive today was born around 1924, making them about 101 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Aurel are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Aurel most popular?
Aurel peaked in 1917, reaching #1986 nationally. Today it ranks #8910, 6,924 places below that high. See the whole 1917 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1913
- Most boys named
- 192716 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1986reached in 1917
- Change vs 2023
- +60.0%8 in 2025, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Aurels among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Aurel are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
About 1 boy in 213,510 born in 2025 was named Aurel
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Aurel sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Aurel beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Aurel in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #8910 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Aurels are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Aurel are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Aurel in 2025?
- Aurel ranks #8910 among US boy names in 2025, with 8 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Aurel?
- About 1 in every 213,510 US boys born in 2025 was named Aurel — 8 in all.
- Will my child share the name Aurel with classmates?
- Aurel will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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