Fun Facts About the Name Julia
- A favorite of earlier generations: Julia appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 4 separate runs, totaling 100 years. Its last run lasted 40 consecutive years, from 1980 through 2019.
- More than 477 thousand babies named Julia: U.S. records list 477,970 babies given the name Julia from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,744 boys received the name Julia - about 1 boy for every 273 girls.
What Does the Name Julia Mean?
Julia is a feminine name of Latin origin. It is the feminine form of the Roman family name Iulius, known in English as Julius. The literal meaning of Iulius is uncertain. The explanation most often cited derives it from Greek ἴουλος (ioulos), "downy hair" or "first beard," perhaps describing a young man. Another proposed origin connects it with Iuppiter (Jupiter), possibly meaning "of Jupiter" or "descended from Jupiter." Roman tradition traced the family to Iulus, son of Aeneas, but that is a legendary genealogy rather than a linguistic derivation. The familiar gloss "youthful" is a later association with Latin iuvenis ("young"), not a securely established source.
Julia Name History & Origins
The Latin feminine Iulia was used in ancient Rome as the female counterpart of Iulius. It belonged especially to the patrician gens Iulia, one of Rome's oldest families. Women of that family were conventionally named Iulia; among them were Julia, the daughter of Augustus, and Julia Domna, wife of the emperor Septimius Severus. The Latin spelling Iulia later became Julia as the letter I was distinguished from consonantal J in European writing. From Latin the name passed into the Romance languages and others, giving Italian Giulia, Spanish Julia, French Julie, German Julia, and Russian Yuliya. In Christian tradition, several early martyrs named Julia were venerated, including Saint Julia of Corsica. In English, Julia appears by the late sixteenth century; Shakespeare used it for a character in The Two Gentlemen of Verona (c. 1594). That literary appearance is a famous early modern example, not the name's origin. The related name Juliet comes from Italian Giulietta, a diminutive of Giulia.
How Popular is the Name Julia?
Julia has a rich multi-era history in the U.S. top 100, spanning 100 total years and enjoying its modern revival from 1980 to 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #131 | 2,172 | 0.1351% |
| 2024 | #116 | 2,359 | 0.1462% |
| 2023 | #121 | 2,297 | 0.1433% |
| 2022 | #111 | 2,543 | 0.1552% |
| 2021 | #114 | 2,433 | 0.1484% |
| 2020 | #108 | 2,508 | 0.1552% |
| 2019 | #99 | 2,787 | 0.1661% |
| 2018 | #94 | 3,008 | 0.1769% |
| 2017 | #93 | 3,124 | 0.1810% |
| 2016 | #88 | 3,344 | 0.1888% |
| 2015 | #89 | 3,375 | 0.1891% |
| 2014 | #86 | 3,605 | 0.2019% |
| 2013 | #75 | 3,753 | 0.2139% |
| 2012 | #65 | 3,880 | 0.2204% |
| 2011 | #58 | 4,350 | 0.2473% |
| 2010 | #55 | 4,677 | 0.2631% |
| 2009 | #50 | 4,996 | 0.2720% |
| 2008 | #41 | 5,619 | 0.2972% |
| 2007 | #34 | 6,133 | 0.3190% |
| 2006 | #31 | 6,884 | 0.3621% |
| 2005 | #31 | 7,088 | 0.3836% |
| 2004 | #32 | 7,149 | 0.3894% |
| 2003 | #33 | 7,437 | 0.4070% |
| 2002 | #33 | 7,965 | 0.4433% |
| 2001 | #27 | 8,838 | 0.4908% |
| 2000 | #29 | 8,768 | 0.4828% |
| 1999 | #30 | 8,752 | 0.4934% |
| 1998 | #32 | 8,328 | 0.4713% |
| 1997 | #37 | 7,341 | 0.4217% |
| 1996 | #48 | 6,314 | 0.3602% |
| 1995 | #62 | 5,411 | 0.3077% |
| 1994 | #72 | 4,842 | 0.2712% |
| 1993 | #72 | 4,663 | 0.2578% |
| 1992 | #70 | 5,021 | 0.2723% |
| 1991 | #67 | 5,366 | 0.2862% |
| 1990 | #83 | 3,913 | 0.2061% |
| 1989 | #96 | 3,370 | 0.1828% |
| 1988 | #88 | 3,359 | 0.1886% |
| 1987 | #86 | 3,331 | 0.1916% |
| 1986 | #88 | 3,109 | 0.1812% |
| 1985 | #85 | 3,205 | 0.1862% |
| 1984 | #87 | 3,359 | 0.1995% |
| 1983 | #85 | 3,382 | 0.2024% |
| 1982 | #84 | 3,503 | 0.2069% |
| 1981 | #88 | 3,668 | 0.2199% |
| 1980 | #98 | 3,069 | 0.1848% |
| 1979 | #122 | 2,568 | 0.1600% |
| 1978 | #112 | 2,594 | 0.1693% |
| 1977 | #143 | 2,061 | 0.1344% |
| 1976 | #141 | 1,915 | 0.1307% |
| 1975 | #137 | 2,003 | 0.1374% |
| 1974 | #136 | 2,067 | 0.1408% |
| 1973 | #136 | 2,090 | 0.1433% |
| 1972 | #132 | 2,334 | 0.1534% |
| 1971 | #130 | 2,609 | 0.1568% |
| 1970 | #121 | 3,178 | 0.1818% |
| 1969 | #100 | 3,714 | 0.2202% |
| 1968 | #113 | 2,990 | 0.1823% |
| 1967 | #122 | 2,776 | 0.1681% |
| 1966 | #117 | 3,046 | 0.1800% |
| 1965 | #124 | 3,101 | 0.1757% |
| 1964 | #117 | 3,541 | 0.1869% |
| 1963 | #122 | 3,570 | 0.1852% |
| 1962 | #120 | 3,752 | 0.1908% |
| 1961 | #116 | 3,902 | 0.1933% |
| 1960 | #122 | 3,789 | 0.1874% |
| 1959 | #116 | 3,940 | 0.1947% |
| 1958 | #119 | 3,835 | 0.1906% |
| 1957 | #122 | 3,689 | 0.1804% |
| 1956 | #131 | 3,319 | 0.1653% |
| 1955 | #131 | 3,287 | 0.1681% |
| 1954 | #127 | 3,157 | 0.1626% |
| 1953 | #124 | 2,973 | 0.1580% |
| 1952 | #131 | 2,781 | 0.1500% |
| 1951 | #127 | 2,748 | 0.1526% |
| 1950 | #119 | 2,727 | 0.1592% |
| 1949 | #112 | 2,922 | 0.1708% |
| 1948 | #118 | 2,776 | 0.1635% |
| 1947 | #116 | 2,953 | 0.1666% |
| 1946 | #114 | 2,796 | 0.1779% |
| 1945 | #115 | 2,327 | 0.1780% |
| 1944 | #102 | 2,685 | 0.2023% |
| 1943 | #95 | 2,973 | 0.2131% |
| 1942 | #95 | 2,905 | 0.2151% |
| 1941 | #88 | 2,845 | 0.2355% |
| 1940 | #92 | 2,708 | 0.2368% |
| 1939 | #91 | 2,635 | 0.2403% |
| 1938 | #107 | 2,478 | 0.2246% |
| 1937 | #112 | 2,284 | 0.2147% |
| 1936 | #105 | 2,278 | 0.2190% |
| 1935 | #102 | 2,341 | 0.2233% |
| 1934 | #105 | 2,357 | 0.2257% |
| 1933 | #97 | 2,403 | 0.2384% |
| 1932 | #92 | 2,657 | 0.2490% |
| 1931 | #91 | 2,624 | 0.2464% |
| 1930 | #90 | 2,880 | 0.2558% |
| 1929 | #88 | 2,950 | 0.2642% |
| 1928 | #80 | 3,206 | 0.2780% |
| 1927 | #76 | 3,586 | 0.3007% |
| 1926 | #75 | 3,688 | 0.3111% |
| 1925 | #65 | 4,047 | 0.3324% |
| 1924 | #62 | 4,289 | 0.3434% |
| 1923 | #62 | 4,323 | 0.3583% |
| 1922 | #60 | 4,616 | 0.3843% |
| 1921 | #58 | 4,737 | 0.3842% |
| 1920 | #55 | 4,889 | 0.4080% |
| 1919 | #48 | 4,950 | 0.4380% |
| 1918 | #48 | 5,268 | 0.4551% |
| 1917 | #47 | 5,078 | 0.4696% |
| 1916 | #46 | 5,066 | 0.4851% |
| 1915 | #44 | 4,831 | 0.4910% |
| 1914 | #42 | 3,814 | 0.5008% |
| 1913 | #42 | 3,195 | 0.5116% |
| 1912 | #44 | 2,825 | 0.5062% |
| 1911 | #44 | 2,158 | 0.5159% |
| 1910 | #49 | 2,074 | 0.5231% |
| 1909 | #45 | 1,931 | 0.5561% |
| 1908 | #50 | 1,749 | 0.5232% |
| 1907 | #49 | 1,680 | 0.5274% |
| 1906 | #48 | 1,603 | 0.5428% |
| 1905 | #47 | 1,642 | 0.5631% |
| 1904 | #49 | 1,426 | 0.5179% |
| 1903 | #48 | 1,447 | 0.5524% |
| 1902 | #46 | 1,501 | 0.5684% |
| 1901 | #46 | 1,362 | 0.5691% |
| 1900 | #46 | 1,766 | 0.5891% |
| 1899 | #47 | 1,297 | 0.5566% |
| 1898 | #45 | 1,462 | 0.5650% |
| 1897 | #45 | 1,380 | 0.5892% |
| 1896 | #44 | 1,407 | 0.5914% |
| 1895 | #45 | 1,380 | 0.5907% |
| 1894 | #45 | 1,320 | 0.5921% |
| 1893 | #40 | 1,367 | 0.6421% |
| 1892 | #41 | 1,360 | 0.6405% |
| 1891 | #43 | 1,200 | 0.6470% |
| 1890 | #40 | 1,275 | 0.6697% |
| 1889 | #40 | 1,201 | 0.6733% |
| 1888 | #38 | 1,292 | 0.7233% |
| 1887 | #39 | 1,043 | 0.7145% |
| 1886 | #36 | 1,061 | 0.7341% |
| 1885 | #32 | 1,062 | 0.7982% |
| 1884 | #37 | 935 | 0.7247% |
| 1883 | #34 | 875 | 0.7790% |
| 1882 | #35 | 811 | 0.7520% |
| 1881 | #30 | 737 | 0.8015% |
| 1880 | #26 | 783 | 0.8605% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #11,258 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,105 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #8,467 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #8,413 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #11,437 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #8,651 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #10,315 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #7,171 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #7,975 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #3,582 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #4,519 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #5,020 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #6,228 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #7,811 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,267 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #4,519 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,860 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,243 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #3,957 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #4,665 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #3,740 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #3,161 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #3,269 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #2,407 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #1,469 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 1988 | #2,221 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #2,777 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #2,129 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #1,892 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1984 | #2,487 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #2,455 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #2,304 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #2,165 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #2,245 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1979 | #3,689 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #2,859 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #3,109 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #2,461 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1975 | #2,994 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #3,443 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #4,793 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,710 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #2,897 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #2,096 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1969 | #2,486 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #1,760 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1967 | #3,761 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #2,547 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #2,317 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1964 | #2,159 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #1,927 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #2,237 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #2,375 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #2,775 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,011 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1958 | #2,576 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #2,231 | 14 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #2,562 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #1,879 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #2,849 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,814 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,979 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,012 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1950 | #3,500 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,526 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,898 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #2,207 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #3,354 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #1,819 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1944 | #2,547 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,031 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1942 | #1,772 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1941 | #1,856 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #1,601 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1939 | #1,411 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1938 | #1,417 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1937 | #1,391 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1936 | #1,567 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1935 | #1,794 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1934 | #1,641 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1933 | #2,156 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1932 | #1,492 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1931 | #1,667 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1930 | #1,929 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1929 | #1,251 | 32 | 0.0030% |
| 1928 | #1,676 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1927 | #2,084 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1926 | #1,494 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1925 | #1,774 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1924 | #1,555 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1923 | #1,622 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1922 | #3,701 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #2,212 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1920 | #1,617 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1919 | #1,555 | 23 | 0.0023% |
| 1918 | #1,682 | 21 | 0.0021% |
| 1917 | #1,461 | 24 | 0.0026% |
| 1916 | #2,470 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1915 | #2,377 | 11 | 0.0013% |
| 1914 | #1,825 | 13 | 0.0020% |
| 1913 | #1,543 | 13 | 0.0025% |
| 1912 | #1,395 | 13 | 0.0030% |
| 1911 | #1,162 | 10 | 0.0044% |
| 1910 | #1,371 | 7 | 0.0036% |
| 1909 | #1,583 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1908 | #917 | 10 | 0.0065% |
| 1902 | #892 | 8 | 0.0065% |
| 1901 | #497 | 16 | 0.0150% |
| 1900 | #1,242 | 6 | 0.0040% |
| 1898 | #942 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1897 | #1,146 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1894 | #1,172 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1893 | #634 | 11 | 0.0098% |
| 1891 | #909 | 6 | 0.0059% |
| 1888 | #986 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1887 | #875 | 6 | 0.0059% |
| 1886 | #809 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1885 | #803 | 7 | 0.0065% |
| 1884 | #818 | 7 | 0.0061% |
| 1882 | #1,018 | 5 | 0.0044% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
