| Aurea | Undine | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | golden | Of the waves |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | OW-ray-ah | un-DEEN |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2015 (30) | 1924 (10) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aurea | Undine |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 135 | 0 |
| 2010s | 204 | 0 |
| 2000s | 125 | 0 |
| 1990s | 129 | 0 |
| 1980s | 127 | 0 |
| 1970s | 151 | 0 |
| 1960s | 160 | 0 |
| 1950s | 111 | 0 |
| 1940s | 37 | 0 |
| 1930s | 10 | 6 |
| 1920s | 53 | 43 |
| 1910s | 13 | 46 |
Latin feminine name directly from the adjective 'aurea' / 'aureus' ('golden'), from 'aurum' (gold). Also carried a broader sense of 'excellent'. Borne by early saints.
From Latin unda 'wave'. Popularised by the water-nymph heroine of Friedrich de la Motte Fouque's 1811 novella Undine; the undines are elemental water spirits.
Aurea and Undine are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Aurea means golden (latin origin), while Undine means Of the waves (latin origin).
In US records, Aurea first appears in 0 and Undine in 0, so Aurea has the longer recorded history.