Aurelie
Feminine · “golden”
Aurélie is the French form of a Roman family name meaning golden, and it belongs to the century when French naming was full of Latin revivals.
How old is the name Aurelie?
Aurelie first appears in US birth records in 1914 — 111 years ago. The typical Aurelie alive today was born around 2011, making them about 14 years old. About 500 people named Aurelie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Aurelie most popular?
Aurelie peaked in 1915, reaching #2900 nationally. Today it ranks #3903, 1,003 places below that high. See the whole 1915 chart.
Where it comes from
From aurum to Aurelie
The story of Aurelie
Aurelia was a Roman family name — Julius Caesar's mother was an Aurelia — and it passed into Christian use through several saints, including one honored at Strasbourg. French produced Aurélie and Aurore, and the name was well used in nineteenth-century France and in Quebec. It appears in American records around 1900, largely with French-Canadian and Louisiana families.
Meaning
golden
From Latin aureus, golden, on aurum, gold; the Roman gens Aurelia carried the name and the emperor Aurelian took a related one. French added the accent and the -ie ending that marks its women's names.
How the name formed
- aurum
- Aurelia
- Aurélie
Related forms: Aurélie · Aurelia · Aurelia
Pronouncing Aurelie
oh-ray-LEE
Three syllables with the stress at the end in French. Americans say aw-REE-lee.
Nicknames for Aurelie
Moderate
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
- 1914
- Most girls named
- 202537 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2900reached in 1915
- Change vs 2024
- +19.4%37 in 2025, from 31
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.
Aurelie in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Aurélie in French — same name
- Aurelia in Latin — same name
- Aurelia in Italian — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York.
Aurelies among us
people named Aurelie are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 43,440 born in 2025 was named Aurelie
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Aurelie 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
Where Aurelie is headed
Aurelie looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 16% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Aurelie beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Aurelie in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Latin meaning that is concrete and easy to explain.
- A documented Roman family and several saints stand behind it.
- Genuine turn-of-the-century American use, particularly in French-speaking communities.
- The accent is dropped by American systems, which moves the stress.
- Aurelie, Aurelia and Aurora are all close and get confused.
- The French and American pronunciations differ at both the stress and the vowels.
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Frequently asked
- How many Aurelies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Aurelie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Aurelie in 2025?
- Aurelie ranks #3903 among US girl names in 2025, with 37 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Aurelie?
- About 1 in every 43,440 US girls born in 2025 was named Aurelie — 37 in all.
- Will my child share the name Aurelie with classmates?
- Aurelie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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