The name Aurea reached its peak in 2015, with 30 registrations (ranked #4606). The name has actually been around since 1918 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5762) today, averaging about 22 new babies per year. Aurea's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,232 American babies have carried this name.