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Julia

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Soft-Haired, Youthful
Youthful, Jove's child
Swedish
Youth

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Shakespearean

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Julia

Famous People

Actress Julia Roberts, Chef Julia Child, Actress Julia Ormond, Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Actress Julia Stiles

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Tony Randall, Daughter of Laurence Olivier, Daughter of Josh Hamilton

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1449, 57 births); most recent 2020 (rank #10599, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #27, 8,837 births); most recent 2025 (rank #131, 2,172 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–2,172
2024–2,359
2023–2,297
2022–2,543
2021–2,433
202062,508
2019–2,787
201853,008
2017–3,124
201693,344

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #77, 796 births); most recent 2025 (rank #244, 190 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025190
2024214
2023256
2022250
2021359
2020384
2019429
2018472
2017576
2016578

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #14, 2,420 births); most recent 2023 (rank #16, 1,852 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20231,852
20222,068
20212,224
20202,268
20192,420
20182,317
20172,121
20162,239
20152,353
20142,309

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #31, 236 births); most recent 2025 (rank #109, 43 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202543
202467
202354
202254
202184
202072
201999
2018127
2017133
2016128

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #59, 97 births); most recent 2025 (rank #154, 27 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202527
202421
202335
202241
202135
202040
201961
201859
201751
201663

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #68, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #146, 13 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202513
20248
20238
202213
202110
20205
201923
201827
201717
201616

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #13, 138 births); most recent 2023 (rank #66, 37 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202337
202231
202142
202042
201948
201848
201731
201647
201557
201464

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence