Aelius

#6,812 in 2025Boys' name

Possibly sun

Aelius has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 2021. In 2025 it ranked #6,812 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2025, with 12 recorded.

Babies named Aelius, 2025

1 in 276,000

Aelius over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Aelius: meaning, origin, and history

Possibly sun

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Aelius means

Aelius may mean “sun”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 28 boys were recorded with the name Aelius between 2021 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 12 in 2025; its best national rank was #6,812 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Aelius?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 276,000; 12 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 142,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #6,812; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 191,493 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Aelius sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 191,493 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Aelius. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Aeliuss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Aelius was born before 2023 — so the typical Aelius is around 2 today.

Median birth year: 2023; About 2 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 28; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (28).

Is Aelius rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 100.0%; Peak was 2025 (12)
Years since peak: Peaking now; At its all-time high
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 18.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,812; 2025

Spellings of Aelius

Aelius is not the most common spelling — Elias is, with 57.7% against Aelius's 0.01%.

Elias57.7%129,263
Julius37.8%84,628
Arlis0.88%1,972
Aurelius0.79%1,764
Eliud0.71%1,593
Alias0.54%1,201
Arius0.50%1,120
Arliss0.33%728

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Aelius by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #6,812
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #6,812; 2025
Peak year: 2025; 12 that year
First recorded: 2021
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 28
Count in 2025: 12

Names similar to Aelius

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Aelred Zavius Levius Kasius Zakius Akaius Arcaius Kyius Jakaius Acacius Matius Zakaius Adrius Jacaius Tobius Damius Genius Jerius Arrius Zakyius Jamius Casius Khaius Makaius

Sibling names for Aelius

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Leonor Karleigh Rhianna Keren Kendyl Hayleigh Jaiden Shaniya

For a brother

Evans Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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