| Aurelio | Amadeus | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | golden | Love of God |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ow-REH-lee-oh | ah-muh-DAY-us |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (399) | 2024 (154) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aurelio | Amadeus |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,561 | 595 |
| 2010s | 967 | 566 |
| 2000s | 821 | 326 |
| 1990s | 886 | 163 |
| 1980s | 765 | 70 |
| 1970s | 767 | 0 |
| 1960s | 523 | 0 |
| 1950s | 512 | 0 |
| 1940s | 414 | 0 |
| 1930s | 546 | 0 |
| 1920s | 573 | 0 |
| 1910s | 283 | 0 |
| 1900s | 16 | 0 |
Italian and Spanish form of Aurelius, from Latin 'aureus' ('golden') and 'aurum' (gold). Literal gold sense, not golden-haired.
A Latin name combining amare 'to love' (amadeo 'I love') with Deus 'God', understood as 'love of God' or 'loving God'. The am- root is unambiguous; best known from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Aurelio and Amadeus are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Aurelio means golden (latin origin), while Amadeus means Love of God (latin origin).
In US records, Aurelio first appears in 0 and Amadeus in 0, so Aurelio has the longer recorded history.