# Aurelian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/aurelian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “golden” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 130 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 130 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 25, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Aurelianus, derivative of the gens name Aurelius (“golden”).

## What it means

Aurelian is grouped under gold.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 9,787 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10,900 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10,929 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,566 |
| 2021 | 13 | 6,364 |
| 2022 | 19 | 5,039 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6,260 |
| 2024 | 30 | 3,702 |
| 2025 | 25 | 4,149 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,334 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3,688 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2,664 |

## In other languages

- French: Aurélien
- Romanian: Aurelian

## People named Aurelian

- Grizzly Smith, American professional wrestler (1932–2010)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.