Fun Facts About the Name Julie
- An established favorite: Julie held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 41 consecutive years, from 1951 through 1991.
- More than 512 thousand babies named Julie: U.S. records list 512,780 babies given the name Julie from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,524 boys received the name Julie - about 1 boy for every 335 girls.
What Does the Name Julie Mean?
Julie is the French feminine form of the Latin name Iulia (Julia), the feminine of the Roman family name Iulius (Julius). The customary meaning is "youthful." That gloss comes from a proposed link between Iulius and the Greek ioulos, "downy" or "first growth of beard," a quality associated with young manhood. The Latin etymology is not securely established. Roman tradition also connected the family to Iulus, son of Aeneas, but that is a legendary genealogy rather than a documented linguistic origin. A separate proposal relates Iulius to Iuppiter (Jupiter); this remains uncertain. Thus "youthful" is the traditional meaning, while the exact derivation of the Roman name is disputed.
Julie Name History & Origins
Latin Iulia was the feminine form of Iulius, the name of the Roman gens Iulia. The name was used in ancient Rome; Julia, the daughter of Julius Caesar, is one well-known bearer. In French, the Latin name became Julie, the feminine corresponding to Jules (from Latin Iulius). English took Julie from French; in English it has also been used as a familiar form of Julia. The related name Julia was also used in medieval Europe, in part through devotion to saints named Julia, such as Saint Julia of Corsica.
Saint Julie Billiart (1751 - 1816), a French nun and founder of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, is a later religious bearer of the name. In literature, Julie is the title character of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse (1761); this is a famous literary use, not the name's origin. Julie is also used in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and German, usually with the same spelling.
How Popular is the Name Julie?
Julie remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1951 to 1991. Its highest annual birth count was in 1958, and people born that year turn 68 in 2026.
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 | #873 | 308 | 0.0192% |
| 2024 | #767 | 366 | 0.0227% |
| 2023 | #705 | 402 | 0.0251% |
| 2022 | #717 | 409 | 0.0250% |
| 2021 | #656 | 454 | 0.0277% |
| 2020 | #615 | 475 | 0.0294% |
| 2019 | #631 | 476 | 0.0284% |
| 2018 | #592 | 517 | 0.0304% |
| 2017 | #518 | 604 | 0.0350% |
| 2016 | #482 | 648 | 0.0366% |
| 2015 | #454 | 697 | 0.0391% |
| 2014 | #411 | 782 | 0.0438% |
| 2013 | #402 | 763 | 0.0435% |
| 2012 | #384 | 819 | 0.0465% |
| 2011 | #395 | 799 | 0.0454% |
| 2010 | #389 | 822 | 0.0462% |
| 2009 | #353 | 920 | 0.0501% |
| 2008 | #335 | 994 | 0.0526% |
| 2007 | #304 | 1,120 | 0.0583% |
| 2006 | #298 | 1,112 | 0.0585% |
| 2005 | #283 | 1,181 | 0.0639% |
| 2004 | #261 | 1,239 | 0.0675% |
| 2003 | #242 | 1,352 | 0.0740% |
| 2002 | #218 | 1,469 | 0.0818% |
| 2001 | #225 | 1,414 | 0.0785% |
| 2000 | #190 | 1,677 | 0.0923% |
| 1999 | #178 | 1,758 | 0.0991% |
| 1998 | #168 | 1,806 | 0.1022% |
| 1997 | #163 | 1,865 | 0.1071% |
| 1996 | #150 | 2,139 | 0.1220% |
| 1995 | #141 | 2,276 | 0.1294% |
| 1994 | #129 | 2,457 | 0.1376% |
| 1993 | #119 | 2,736 | 0.1512% |
| 1992 | #106 | 3,169 | 0.1719% |
| 1991 | #98 | 3,571 | 0.1905% |
| 1990 | #93 | 3,657 | 0.1926% |
| 1989 | #78 | 3,942 | 0.2138% |
| 1988 | #71 | 4,462 | 0.2506% |
| 1987 | #65 | 4,739 | 0.2726% |
| 1986 | #58 | 5,016 | 0.2924% |
| 1985 | #55 | 5,763 | 0.3349% |
| 1984 | #52 | 5,943 | 0.3529% |
| 1983 | #46 | 6,652 | 0.3982% |
| 1982 | #41 | 7,695 | 0.4544% |
| 1981 | #37 | 8,568 | 0.5137% |
| 1980 | #32 | 8,909 | 0.5366% |
| 1979 | #29 | 9,254 | 0.5765% |
| 1978 | #26 | 9,794 | 0.6393% |
| 1977 | #22 | 10,205 | 0.6656% |
| 1976 | #21 | 10,840 | 0.7399% |
| 1975 | #18 | 11,144 | 0.7644% |
| 1974 | #14 | 11,360 | 0.7741% |
| 1973 | #12 | 12,784 | 0.8767% |
| 1972 | #12 | 14,063 | 0.9244% |
| 1971 | #10 | 15,324 | 0.9210% |
| 1970 | #11 | 17,158 | 0.9815% |
| 1969 | #12 | 17,739 | 1.0515% |
| 1968 | #16 | 15,751 | 0.9602% |
| 1967 | #16 | 15,545 | 0.9415% |
| 1966 | #13 | 16,332 | 0.9652% |
| 1965 | #14 | 16,988 | 0.9624% |
| 1964 | #17 | 17,283 | 0.9121% |
| 1963 | #22 | 16,303 | 0.8459% |
| 1962 | #22 | 17,089 | 0.8689% |
| 1961 | #23 | 17,041 | 0.8443% |
| 1960 | #28 | 16,078 | 0.7952% |
| 1959 | #26 | 16,211 | 0.8011% |
| 1958 | #23 | 18,213 | 0.9054% |
| 1957 | #28 | 13,633 | 0.6667% |
| 1956 | #48 | 8,573 | 0.4270% |
| 1955 | #67 | 6,788 | 0.3472% |
| 1954 | #70 | 6,276 | 0.3232% |
| 1953 | #74 | 5,668 | 0.3013% |
| 1952 | #85 | 4,497 | 0.2425% |
| 1951 | #99 | 3,686 | 0.2047% |
| 1950 | #111 | 3,144 | 0.1835% |
| 1949 | #113 | 2,848 | 0.1665% |
| 1948 | #117 | 2,794 | 0.1646% |
| 1947 | #124 | 2,735 | 0.1543% |
| 1946 | #128 | 2,169 | 0.1380% |
| 1945 | #155 | 1,512 | 0.1157% |
| 1944 | #162 | 1,480 | 0.1115% |
| 1943 | #156 | 1,624 | 0.1164% |
| 1942 | #157 | 1,566 | 0.1159% |
| 1941 | #169 | 1,268 | 0.1050% |
| 1940 | #180 | 1,040 | 0.0909% |
| 1939 | #232 | 710 | 0.0647% |
| 1938 | #257 | 600 | 0.0544% |
| 1937 | #286 | 461 | 0.0433% |
| 1936 | #284 | 452 | 0.0434% |
| 1935 | #335 | 355 | 0.0339% |
| 1934 | #342 | 346 | 0.0331% |
| 1933 | #381 | 287 | 0.0285% |
| 1932 | #402 | 266 | 0.0249% |
| 1931 | #420 | 237 | 0.0223% |
| 1930 | #422 | 247 | 0.0219% |
| 1929 | #449 | 217 | 0.0194% |
| 1928 | #479 | 204 | 0.0177% |
| 1927 | #495 | 199 | 0.0167% |
| 1926 | #482 | 207 | 0.0175% |
| 1925 | #467 | 218 | 0.0179% |
| 1924 | #504 | 197 | 0.0158% |
| 1923 | #473 | 212 | 0.0176% |
| 1922 | #497 | 195 | 0.0162% |
| 1921 | #496 | 199 | 0.0161% |
| 1920 | #484 | 201 | 0.0168% |
| 1919 | #501 | 182 | 0.0161% |
| 1918 | #471 | 202 | 0.0174% |
| 1917 | #495 | 177 | 0.0164% |
| 1916 | #465 | 188 | 0.0180% |
| 1915 | #467 | 173 | 0.0176% |
| 1914 | #422 | 161 | 0.0211% |
| 1913 | #458 | 119 | 0.0191% |
| 1912 | #523 | 86 | 0.0154% |
| 1911 | #484 | 73 | 0.0175% |
| 1910 | #476 | 72 | 0.0182% |
| 1909 | #503 | 56 | 0.0161% |
| 1908 | #451 | 65 | 0.0194% |
| 1907 | #487 | 54 | 0.0170% |
| 1906 | #502 | 48 | 0.0163% |
| 1905 | #449 | 57 | 0.0195% |
| 1904 | #467 | 50 | 0.0182% |
| 1903 | #519 | 39 | 0.0149% |
| 1902 | #469 | 44 | 0.0167% |
| 1901 | #536 | 33 | 0.0138% |
| 1900 | #516 | 43 | 0.0143% |
| 1899 | #510 | 34 | 0.0146% |
| 1898 | #534 | 35 | 0.0135% |
| 1897 | #451 | 43 | 0.0184% |
| 1896 | #523 | 33 | 0.0139% |
| 1895 | #554 | 29 | 0.0124% |
| 1894 | #481 | 35 | 0.0157% |
| 1893 | #470 | 33 | 0.0155% |
| 1892 | #456 | 36 | 0.0170% |
| 1891 | #466 | 31 | 0.0167% |
| 1890 | #487 | 29 | 0.0152% |
| 1889 | #407 | 36 | 0.0202% |
| 1888 | #494 | 26 | 0.0146% |
| 1887 | #520 | 19 | 0.0130% |
| 1886 | #457 | 23 | 0.0159% |
| 1885 | #493 | 19 | 0.0143% |
| 1884 | #361 | 31 | 0.0240% |
| 1883 | #380 | 24 | 0.0214% |
| 1882 | #382 | 22 | 0.0204% |
| 1881 | #354 | 22 | 0.0239% |
| 1880 | #345 | 22 | 0.0242% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #9,436 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #11,262 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,277 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #6,244 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #4,953 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #5,185 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #4,451 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #6,897 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #3,869 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #2,842 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #2,332 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #2,303 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #2,731 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #2,044 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #1,914 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1983 | #2,173 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #2,381 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #1,712 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1980 | #1,481 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1979 | #1,411 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 1978 | #1,519 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1977 | #1,262 | 50 | 0.0030% |
| 1976 | #1,692 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1975 | #1,154 | 54 | 0.0035% |
| 1974 | #1,095 | 57 | 0.0036% |
| 1973 | #1,214 | 47 | 0.0030% |
| 1972 | #1,075 | 57 | 0.0035% |
| 1971 | #1,174 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1970 | #1,198 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1969 | #1,058 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1968 | #1,298 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1967 | #1,169 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1966 | #1,107 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1965 | #1,100 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1964 | #1,193 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1963 | #1,497 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1962 | #1,463 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1961 | #1,307 | 37 | 0.0017% |
| 1960 | #1,414 | 32 | 0.0015% |
| 1959 | #1,542 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #1,354 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 1957 | #1,501 | 28 | 0.0013% |
| 1956 | #1,784 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #3,695 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #2,850 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,815 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,781 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #3,987 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,501 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,527 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,698 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #2,815 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #2,143 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1940 | #3,709 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,736 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,786 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,816 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,452 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #3,150 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #4,041 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #3,584 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #3,156 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #4,521 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,382 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #4,634 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,002 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1917 | #3,065 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #4,109 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1914 | #2,191 | 10 | 0.0015% |
| 1913 | #3,051 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #2,145 | 7 | 0.0016% |
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.
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How the Name Julie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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