Fun Facts About the Name Julius
- A favorite of earlier generations: Julius appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 4 separate runs, totaling 15 years. Its last run lasted 1 consecutive years, from 1912 through 1912.
- More than 85 thousand babies named Julius: U.S. records list 85,020 babies given the name Julius from 1880 through 2025. Even 410 girls received the name Julius - about 1 girl for every 206 boys.
What Does the Name Julius Mean?
Julius is the English form of the Latin Iulius, a Roman family name whose usual explanation is "downy-bearded." That gloss comes from a proposed link to Greek ἴουλος (ioulos), meaning "downy hair" or "first beard." A competing explanation connects it to Iovis, the stem of the god Jupiter's name, or to Latin iuvenis, "young person." The Romans also told a traditional story that the family descended from Iulus, the son of Aeneas; that is legendary ancestry, not a settled linguistic derivation. Because the evidence does not settle the question, the original sense of Iulius remains uncertain.
Julius Name History & Origins
In the Roman Republic, Iulius was a hereditary family name, or nomen, of the gens Julia rather than a personal given name in the modern sense. Its most famous bearer was Gaius Iulius Caesar. Through Caesar's adopted heir Octavian (Augustus) and the Julio-Claudian emperors, the name became linked with imperial power, and it spread through the Roman world as a family name and later as a personal name. The month July, Latin Iulius, was named for Julius Caesar.
In Christian tradition, the name was borne by Pope Julius I in the fourth century, and it continued to appear among later saints and popes. From Latin it developed into forms such as Italian Giulio, Spanish Julio, French Jules, and German Julius. English adopted the name from Latin as Julius. The feminine form Julia comes from the same Roman family name. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is a well-known literary use of the historical figure, but the play is not the source of the name.
How Popular is the Name Julius?
Julius recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1918. The name enjoyed early prominence in the late 19th century before its sustained modern rise.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #14,486 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #13,959 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #10,188 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #10,967 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #12,124 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,388 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #9,860 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,498 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #6,415 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #9,729 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #11,116 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #9,474 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #6,135 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #10,291 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #7,631 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #9,348 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #6,908 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #4,776 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #5,061 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #6,179 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #7,020 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #6,536 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #6,390 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #4,552 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #4,116 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #5,343 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #5,189 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #5,667 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,615 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #4,204 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,040 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #5,008 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,362 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,774 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #4,579 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,307 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1934 | #4,625 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,972 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #4,158 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #3,355 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,856 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #2,654 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1928 | #3,973 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #2,955 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #2,635 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1925 | #3,857 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #3,796 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #3,265 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #3,268 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #5,351 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #4,516 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #4,559 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,906 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #3,147 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #3,275 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1914 | #3,394 | 6 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #2,249 | 8 | 0.0014% |
| 1888 | #1,379 | 5 | 0.0028% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #424 | 759 | 0.0444% |
| 2024 | #389 | 838 | 0.0489% |
| 2023 | #400 | 795 | 0.0465% |
| 2022 | #348 | 942 | 0.0540% |
| 2021 | #319 | 1,039 | 0.0594% |
| 2020 | #335 | 970 | 0.0562% |
| 2019 | #352 | 946 | 0.0528% |
| 2018 | #341 | 981 | 0.0540% |
| 2017 | #339 | 1,005 | 0.0543% |
| 2016 | #339 | 1,028 | 0.0542% |
| 2015 | #311 | 1,150 | 0.0600% |
| 2014 | #309 | 1,129 | 0.0588% |
| 2013 | #347 | 922 | 0.0488% |
| 2012 | #332 | 955 | 0.0504% |
| 2011 | #342 | 888 | 0.0468% |
| 2010 | #335 | 934 | 0.0487% |
| 2009 | #314 | 1,018 | 0.0513% |
| 2008 | #303 | 1,101 | 0.0540% |
| 2007 | #302 | 1,122 | 0.0541% |
| 2006 | #322 | 995 | 0.0484% |
| 2005 | #352 | 843 | 0.0422% |
| 2004 | #382 | 713 | 0.0359% |
| 2003 | #387 | 679 | 0.0344% |
| 2002 | #403 | 627 | 0.0323% |
| 2001 | #414 | 607 | 0.0312% |
| 2000 | #484 | 485 | 0.0247% |
| 1999 | #501 | 431 | 0.0224% |
| 1998 | #488 | 449 | 0.0235% |
| 1997 | #485 | 442 | 0.0234% |
| 1996 | #509 | 405 | 0.0214% |
| 1995 | #506 | 409 | 0.0215% |
| 1994 | #511 | 390 | 0.0202% |
| 1993 | #498 | 417 | 0.0213% |
| 1992 | #453 | 485 | 0.0243% |
| 1991 | #437 | 511 | 0.0253% |
| 1990 | #402 | 573 | 0.0279% |
| 1989 | #399 | 545 | 0.0272% |
| 1988 | #398 | 501 | 0.0262% |
| 1987 | #380 | 506 | 0.0271% |
| 1986 | #402 | 451 | 0.0245% |
| 1985 | #373 | 490 | 0.0265% |
| 1984 | #362 | 503 | 0.0279% |
| 1983 | #326 | 581 | 0.0324% |
| 1982 | #346 | 538 | 0.0296% |
| 1981 | #349 | 511 | 0.0285% |
| 1980 | #352 | 513 | 0.0288% |
| 1979 | #367 | 471 | 0.0274% |
| 1978 | #363 | 446 | 0.0272% |
| 1977 | #371 | 444 | 0.0270% |
| 1976 | #415 | 348 | 0.0222% |
| 1975 | #438 | 323 | 0.0207% |
| 1974 | #426 | 338 | 0.0215% |
| 1973 | #424 | 343 | 0.0220% |
| 1972 | #436 | 330 | 0.0203% |
| 1971 | #420 | 366 | 0.0207% |
| 1970 | #431 | 357 | 0.0192% |
| 1969 | #413 | 372 | 0.0208% |
| 1968 | #405 | 362 | 0.0208% |
| 1967 | #405 | 360 | 0.0206% |
| 1966 | #382 | 395 | 0.0221% |
| 1965 | #378 | 419 | 0.0225% |
| 1964 | #392 | 416 | 0.0209% |
| 1963 | #362 | 470 | 0.0231% |
| 1962 | #390 | 429 | 0.0207% |
| 1961 | #385 | 426 | 0.0201% |
| 1960 | #346 | 506 | 0.0237% |
| 1959 | #343 | 511 | 0.0239% |
| 1958 | #344 | 492 | 0.0232% |
| 1957 | #314 | 592 | 0.0274% |
| 1956 | #330 | 506 | 0.0239% |
| 1955 | #294 | 605 | 0.0294% |
| 1954 | #293 | 592 | 0.0290% |
| 1953 | #299 | 553 | 0.0280% |
| 1952 | #323 | 483 | 0.0248% |
| 1951 | #308 | 508 | 0.0270% |
| 1950 | #301 | 506 | 0.0283% |
| 1949 | #288 | 556 | 0.0313% |
| 1948 | #295 | 546 | 0.0311% |
| 1947 | #276 | 605 | 0.0331% |
| 1946 | #275 | 544 | 0.0335% |
| 1945 | #271 | 483 | 0.0359% |
| 1944 | #249 | 541 | 0.0397% |
| 1943 | #238 | 611 | 0.0428% |
| 1942 | #240 | 558 | 0.0404% |
| 1941 | #232 | 551 | 0.0449% |
| 1940 | #219 | 567 | 0.0489% |
| 1939 | #224 | 531 | 0.0480% |
| 1938 | #217 | 555 | 0.0500% |
| 1937 | #210 | 565 | 0.0530% |
| 1936 | #213 | 548 | 0.0528% |
| 1935 | #213 | 560 | 0.0538% |
| 1934 | #210 | 579 | 0.0561% |
| 1933 | #211 | 553 | 0.0558% |
| 1932 | #187 | 712 | 0.0682% |
| 1931 | #185 | 707 | 0.0680% |
| 1930 | #176 | 812 | 0.0740% |
| 1929 | #170 | 842 | 0.0783% |
| 1928 | #168 | 863 | 0.0779% |
| 1927 | #166 | 916 | 0.0813% |
| 1926 | #153 | 1,032 | 0.0929% |
| 1925 | #149 | 1,086 | 0.0973% |
| 1924 | #146 | 1,135 | 0.1002% |
| 1923 | #137 | 1,187 | 0.1083% |
| 1922 | #129 | 1,277 | 0.1174% |
| 1921 | #128 | 1,326 | 0.1204% |
| 1920 | #125 | 1,318 | 0.1238% |
| 1919 | #123 | 1,317 | 0.1344% |
| 1918 | #118 | 1,416 | 0.1397% |
| 1917 | #113 | 1,384 | 0.1495% |
| 1916 | #111 | 1,355 | 0.1522% |
| 1915 | #109 | 1,361 | 0.1604% |
| 1914 | #106 | 1,049 | 0.1602% |
| 1913 | #106 | 835 | 0.1629% |
| 1912 | #100 | 758 | 0.1763% |
| 1911 | #104 | 368 | 0.1629% |
| 1910 | #95 | 350 | 0.1802% |
| 1909 | #98 | 269 | 0.1640% |
| 1908 | #99 | 263 | 0.1704% |
| 1907 | #105 | 231 | 0.1573% |
| 1906 | #113 | 190 | 0.1427% |
| 1905 | #112 | 190 | 0.1436% |
| 1904 | #111 | 189 | 0.1475% |
| 1903 | #112 | 173 | 0.1451% |
| 1902 | #122 | 159 | 0.1296% |
| 1901 | #101 | 168 | 0.1578% |
| 1900 | #112 | 206 | 0.1369% |
| 1899 | #108 | 161 | 0.1516% |
| 1898 | #105 | 181 | 0.1475% |
| 1897 | #108 | 159 | 0.1410% |
| 1896 | #108 | 174 | 0.1455% |
| 1895 | #108 | 165 | 0.1406% |
| 1894 | #101 | 178 | 0.1538% |
| 1893 | #92 | 195 | 0.1736% |
| 1892 | #99 | 190 | 0.1557% |
| 1891 | #102 | 155 | 0.1532% |
| 1890 | #105 | 159 | 0.1432% |
| 1889 | #103 | 159 | 0.1438% |
| 1888 | #89 | 197 | 0.1630% |
| 1887 | #93 | 164 | 0.1617% |
| 1886 | #94 | 173 | 0.1562% |
| 1885 | #97 | 150 | 0.1391% |
| 1884 | #95 | 162 | 0.1416% |
| 1883 | #88 | 160 | 0.1529% |
| 1882 | #91 | 168 | 0.1478% |
| 1881 | #97 | 129 | 0.1281% |
| 1880 | #94 | 143 | 0.1294% |
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 Julius 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.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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