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.
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.
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:
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