Aurelia sits comfortably in the UK charts at #125 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#125
US Rank #290
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About the Name Aurelia
2024 marks Aurelia's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #119. The name has climbed 84 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Aurelia is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Aurelia in their class.
In the US it sits at #334 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Aurelia
Aurelia Bouchez — Aurelia Bouchez is a French diplomat who was Ambassador to Azerbaijan and the European Union Ambassador to Kazakhstan from 2011 until 2015.
Aurelia Molins — Aurelia Molins or Aurelia Florio (known also as Celia) was an English midwife.
Aurelia of Regensburg — Saint Aurelia of Regensburg, also known as Aurelia of Ratisbon, is an 11th-century Roman Catholic German saint.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aurelia
Unlikely. With around 390 UK babies named Aurelia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aurelia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aurelia has been fairly steady, ranked #125 in 2025 against #203 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #119 in 2024.
Aurelia is more popular in the UK (#119) than in the US (#334). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Aurelia include: Aurelia Bouchez, Aurelia Molins and Aurelia of Regensburg. Short summaries for each appear below.
Aurelia appears in the US top 500 at #334 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
390
UK babies named Aurelia (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 78 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aurelia
Almost certainly the only Aurelia in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Aurelia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Aurelia Orestilla, daughter of the very wealthy Gnaeus Aufidius Orestes, was woman of ancient Rome chiefly remembered for her association with the politician Catiline, who in 65 BCE attempted to take control of the Roman Senate in what came to be called the Catilinarian conspiracy.
Aurelia Frances Plath was an American associate professor of medical secretarial skills at Boston University, the wife of Otto Plath, and the mother of author Sylvia Plath and Warren Plath.