Aurelio
From the Latin aureolus, meaning "golden, golden-haired".
Name Census estimates that about 6,404 living Americans carry the first name Aurelio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Aurelio today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aurelio births was 2024 (323 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aurelio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aurelio with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
6.4K
~ 1 in 53,522 Americans
Peak year
2024
323 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2024 SSA rank
#773
Tracked since 1904
Census
Aurelio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 12,547 people with the first name Aurelio, which placed it at #2,129 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,129
National first-name rank
People counted
13K
12,547 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
4.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
89.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aurelio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aurelio is Hispanic at 89.5%. The next largest groups are White (5.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aurelio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aurelio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino89.5% · 11,227
- White5.2% · 648
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 494
- Black or African American0.8% · 104
- Two or more races0.4% · 50
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 24
Gender
Gender distribution for Aurelio
Out of the 8,239 babies given the name Aurelio since 1880, 99.9% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Aurelio as a male name
- Ranked #773 in 2024
- 323 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (323 births)
Aurelio as a female name
- Ranked #9,191 in 1980
- 6 female births in 1980
- Peak: 1980 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aurelio appears almost entirely male. Of the 12,539 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Aurelio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aurelio from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 1,161 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aurelio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aurelio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aurelios live
The SSA's state-level files cover 25 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Aurelio, while Tennessee, Nebraska, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 232 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aurelio
The name Aurelio has its roots in Latin, originating from the word "aureus" which means "golden" or "gilded." This name gained prominence during the Roman Empire, particularly in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, when it was used to honor the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ruled from 161 to 180 AD.
The name Aurelio can be traced back to ancient Roman texts, including historical records and literary works. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name is found in the writings of the Roman historian Suetonius, who mentioned an individual named Aurelius Fulvus in his work "The Twelve Caesars."
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Aurelio. One of the most famous was Aurelio Prudenzio Clemente, also known as Prudentius, a Roman Christian poet and hymn writer who lived from 348 to 413 AD. His works, such as the "Psychomachia" and "Peristephanon," had a significant influence on Christian literature and theology.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Aurelio Saffi, an Italian politician and revolutionary who played a crucial role in the Italian Unification movement of the 19th century. He was born in 1819 and served as a member of the Triumvirate that briefly governed the Roman Republic in 1849.
In the world of literature, Aurelio Espinosa stands out as a notable figure. He was a Spanish poet and essayist who lived from 1907 to 1959 and was a member of the Generation of '27, a influential group of Spanish writers and artists.
The name Aurelio also has a connection to the world of sports. Aurelio Monteagudo was a Chilean footballer who played as a striker for several clubs in Chile and Argentina. He was part of the Chilean national team that participated in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Another notable figure with the name Aurelio was Aurelio Peccei, an Italian industrialist and philanthropist who co-founded the Club of Rome, an influential think tank focused on global issues and sustainable development. He lived from 1908 to 1984 and played a significant role in raising awareness about environmental concerns and the need for responsible resource management.
People
Aurelio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aurelio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aurelio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aurelio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,404 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aurelio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 53,522 US residents.
Is Aurelio a common name?
We classify Aurelio as "Rare". It ranks above 97% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 8,239 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aurelio most popular?
The single biggest year for Aurelio was 2024, when 323 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aurelio is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aurelio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 12,547 people with the name Aurelio, or 4.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,129 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aurelio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aurelio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aurelio appears almost entirely male. Of the 12,539 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aurelio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aurelio is Hispanic at 89.5%. The next largest groups are White (5.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aurelio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Aurelio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.5% (11,227 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aurelio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aurelio a male name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Aurelio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aurelio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aurelio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aurelio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Aurelio?
Find out how many people share the name Aurelio on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.