Aurea
Aurea is a Latin female name meaning "golden".
Meaning & Origin of Aurea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aurea is a Latin female name meaning "golden".
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The Story of Aurea
Aurea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 30 Aureas were born — ranking #4,584 that year. As of 2026, Aurea ranks #5,733 for baby girls with 21 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 1K Aureas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aurea
Aurea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Aurea's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,453. Use the chart and map above to compare Aurea'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 .
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