Aelia
Aelia is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Aelia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aelia is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Aelia
The earliest SSA record of Aelia as a baby girl name dates back to 2016, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 31 newborns named Aelia — #4,450 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 85% of all recorded Aelias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,850 among baby girl names with 27 births, rising sharply (+115% over the past five years). In total, more than 194 Aelias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aelia
Aelia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 194 births in the dataset. Aelia's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,450. Use the chart and map above to compare Aelia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.