Fun Facts About the Name Orelia
- 991 babies named Orelia: U.S. records list 991 babies given the name Orelia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Orelia Mean?
Orelia is generally treated as a variant of the Latin name Aurelia, the feminine form of Aurelius. That Roman family name comes from the Latin adjective aureus, meaning "golden" or "gilded," which in turn derives from aurum, "gold." Under this derivation the meaning of Orelia is "golden."
The form drops the opening Au- of Aurelia, a shortening also seen in the French name Orélie. Because that derivation rests mainly on the close resemblance between the two names rather than on a documented line of descent, some uncertainty remains. A separate and less supported explanation links the name to Ora, but there is little evidence for that connection.
Orelia Name History & Origins
Aurelia was the feminine form of the Roman family name Aurelius, borne by the gens Aurelia; a well-known bearer was Aurelia Cotta, mother of Julius Caesar. The name remained in use in Europe through Roman and Christian tradition and is associated with several saints.
The shorter form Orelia belongs to the same group of names as the French Aurélie and Orélie. The French masculine form is documented in the nineteenth century in Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, who proclaimed himself king of Araucanía and Patagonia in the 1860s. In English-speaking countries, Orelia is found as a given name, generally understood as an alternative to Aurelia.
How Popular is the Name Orelia?
Orelia recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1920. Its best rank was #839 in 1887.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,935 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #16,985 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #11,959 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #12,457 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #18,456 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #14,248 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #10,848 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,938 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #11,482 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #8,916 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #11,625 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #9,829 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #10,930 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #10,761 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #10,402 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #8,399 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #7,204 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #9,220 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,354 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #6,312 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #5,854 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #7,283 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #7,265 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #3,861 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #4,230 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #5,260 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #5,895 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,093 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #5,073 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #4,553 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,900 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #3,337 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #3,241 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #3,874 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,558 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #4,522 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,395 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #3,601 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #2,705 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1944 | #2,733 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #2,661 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #4,020 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #2,635 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1940 | #2,693 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1939 | #2,879 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1938 | #2,200 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #2,284 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1936 | #2,005 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1935 | #2,078 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1934 | #2,533 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #2,251 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #2,795 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #2,712 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #2,811 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1929 | #1,939 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1928 | #1,725 | 24 | 0.0021% |
| 1927 | #3,010 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #2,235 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1925 | #2,583 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #2,117 | 19 | 0.0015% |
| 1923 | #2,438 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1922 | #1,828 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1921 | #1,909 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1920 | #1,616 | 27 | 0.0023% |
| 1919 | #2,475 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #1,943 | 20 | 0.0017% |
| 1917 | #1,498 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1916 | #1,730 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1915 | #1,866 | 18 | 0.0018% |
| 1914 | #1,648 | 17 | 0.0022% |
| 1913 | #2,745 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1912 | #2,097 | 9 | 0.0016% |
| 1911 | #1,624 | 10 | 0.0024% |
| 1910 | #1,494 | 11 | 0.0028% |
| 1909 | #1,716 | 8 | 0.0023% |
| 1908 | #1,809 | 7 | 0.0021% |
| 1907 | #1,265 | 11 | 0.0035% |
| 1906 | #1,145 | 12 | 0.0041% |
| 1905 | #1,226 | 11 | 0.0038% |
| 1904 | #1,083 | 12 | 0.0044% |
| 1903 | #1,545 | 7 | 0.0027% |
| 1902 | #1,742 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1901 | #1,117 | 10 | 0.0042% |
| 1900 | #1,878 | 6 | 0.0020% |
| 1899 | #1,163 | 9 | 0.0039% |
| 1898 | #1,894 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1897 | #1,145 | 9 | 0.0038% |
| 1896 | #1,539 | 6 | 0.0025% |
| 1895 | #1,185 | 9 | 0.0039% |
| 1894 | #1,212 | 8 | 0.0036% |
| 1893 | #1,007 | 10 | 0.0047% |
| 1892 | #1,409 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1888 | #1,427 | 5 | 0.0028% |
| 1887 | #839 | 9 | 0.0062% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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