The nameAurélien

Meaning

Aurélien comes from the Latin Aurelianus, from Aurelius, a Roman family name traditionally linked to aurum, "gold".

Origin

Latin. Emperor Aurelian (270 to 275) reunited the Roman Empire and built the Aurelian Walls around Rome.

History

Louis Aragon's novel Aurélien (1944) made the name known. It peaked in France in the mid 1980s.

Aurélien in other languages

Aurélien is the French form of Aurelian. It is Aureliano in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, Aurelian in Romanian and Aurelius in Latin and German.

Famous people named Aurélien

• Aurélien Tchouaméni, footballer
• Aurélien Rougerie, rugby player

Popularity of the name Aurélien

Aurélien in France

Aurélien was most popular in France in the 1980s, with 35,655 births over the decade, 44% of all recorded babies named Aurélien. Its rise began around 1975, and it peaked in 1986. Half of all babies named Aurélien in France were born before 1988, so it is mostly a parents' generation name. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 112 births a year on average, against 164 in the five years before.

Aurélien in Belgium

Aurélien was most popular in Belgium in the 2000s, with 809 births over the decade, 44% of all recorded babies named Aurélien. Half of all babies named Aurélien in Belgium were born before 2004. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 18 births a year on average, against 27 in the five years before.

Aurélien in Switzerland