Aurelian
Boy name · #4244 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 25 baby boys were named Aurelian, placing it at #4244 in the official national rankings. It has appeared in the national data since 2017. Roughly one in every 72,000 boys born in 2025 was named Aurelian.
The 8-year story
Aurelian first appears in the Social Security records in 2017, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 30 babies and a rank of #3693. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Aurelian per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Aurelian in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Aurelian is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Aurelian will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Aurelian is most common
State-level data for Aurelian is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Aurelian
Statistically, parents drawn to Aurelian tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kaydrian, Kassian, Kaspian, Yian, and Ayhan.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Aurelian | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4139 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3693 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6220 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5019 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6335 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7502 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10803 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10760 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9696 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Aurelian a popular boy name?
Aurelian ranked #4244 among boys in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Aurelian most popular?
Aurelian peaked in 2024, when 30 American boys received the name (ranked #3693 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Aurelian?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American boys was named Aurelian. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.