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Jules

Boy

Meaning of Jules: French: 'youthful'

Jules is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1023rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1132nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1023

219 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1132

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,467

First recorded 1880 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 45 babies1982: 42 babies1983: 51 babies1984: 47 babies1985: 46 babies1986: 43 babies1987: 61 babies1988: 71 babies1989: 65 babies1990: 62 babies19901991: 83 babies1992: 64 babies1993: 66 babies1994: 50 babies1995: 60 babies1996: 59 babies1997: 71 babies1998: 78 babies1999: 76 babies2000: 100 babies20002001: 114 babies2002: 147 babies2003: 120 babies2004: 109 babies2005: 129 babies2006: 101 babies2007: 84 babies2008: 125 babies2009: 125 babies2010: 134 babies20102011: 127 babies2012: 139 babies2013: 134 babies2014: 150 babies2015: 161 babies2016: 189 babies2017: 202 babies2018: 187 babies2019: 192 babies2020: 221 babies20202021: 203 babies2022: 205 babies2023: 185 babies2024: 169 babies2025: 219 babies
US babies named Jules per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 221.

Gender split

82% boys · 18% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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