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The baby name Orelia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-REE-lee-uh (IPA: /oʊˈriːliə/).

Orelia is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: oh-REE-lee-uh (IPA: /oʊˈriːliə/)

What is the meaning of the name Orelia ?

The baby name Orelia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-REE-lee-uh (IPA: /oʊˈriːliə/).

Orelia is Latin in Origin.

Orelia is a streamlined Romance-and-English variant of Aurelia, from Latin Aurelia/Aurelius and aureus, meaning “golden.” Loss of the initial Au- appears in Iberian and French spellings such as Orélia and Orélie, and the form occurs in Spanish and Portuguese records. Sometimes confused with Oralia or with Hebrew Orli/Orly (“my light”), its accepted root remains Latin and “golden.”

Usage traces back to the Roman gens Aurelia - famously Aurelia Cotta, mother of Julius Caesar - and to medieval saints bearing Aurelia, which kept the name in circulation. In English-speaking records of the 18th–19th centuries, Orelia, Arelia, and Orlelia surface as phonetic or fashionable spellings, especially in the American South. Today Orelia is rare but rising with Aurelia’s revival. Related forms: Aurelia, Aurélia/Aurélie, Orélia/Orélie, Arelia; masculine Aurelius, Aurel. Nicknames include Ori, Ria, Lia, and Ellie.

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Orelia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
Canada Girls 2023 #273 7 2,824
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
France Girls 2009 #404 6 3,201
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
CM Girls 0 #555 6 11,671
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IL Girls 0 #638 8 11,648
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
United States Girls 2023 #910 5 8,600
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
BR Girls 0 #987 6 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,113 29 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,147 6 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,172 12 17,781
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130

Orelia is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
BR
Canada
CL

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People also ask about Orelia

Orelia is predominantly a girl's name.
Orelia is a 4 syllable name, pronounced oh-REE-lee-uh (IPA: /oʊˈriːliə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Aurelia, Aurélia, Aurélie, Orélia, Orellia and Oriella.
Across languages, Orelia has these equivalents: Aurelia (Latin/English), Aurélie (French), Aurélia (Portuguese), Oralia (Spanish).
Yes — Orelia ranked #273 in Canada in 2023, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Orelia ranks highest in Canada (#273 in 2023).
Orelia's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #387 in 2001 to #404 in 2009 in France.