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Julia

Girl

Meaning of Julia: Latin: 'youthful'

Julia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a timeless pick that has stayed popular for over a century — 136th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 223rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#136

2,172 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#223

214 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

477,993

First recorded 1880 · peak 2001

Trend

falling

Style: classic

Popularity over time

1981: 3,692 babies1982: 3,524 babies1983: 3,401 babies1984: 3,379 babies1985: 3,237 babies1986: 3,136 babies1987: 3,350 babies1988: 3,387 babies1989: 3,427 babies1990: 3,943 babies19901991: 5,384 babies1992: 5,041 babies1993: 4,680 babies1994: 4,857 babies1995: 5,427 babies1996: 6,323 babies1997: 7,351 babies1998: 8,343 babies1999: 8,763 babies2000: 8,777 babies20002001: 8,849 babies2002: 7,980 babies2003: 7,455 babies2004: 7,175 babies2005: 7,098 babies2006: 6,895 babies2007: 6,140 babies2008: 5,629 babies2009: 4,996 babies2010: 4,683 babies20102011: 4,359 babies2012: 3,882 babies2013: 3,754 babies2014: 3,605 babies2015: 3,375 babies2016: 3,353 babies2017: 3,125 babies2018: 3,015 babies2019: 2,787 babies2020: 2,514 babies20202021: 2,433 babies2022: 2,545 babies2023: 2,299 babies2024: 2,372 babies2025: 2,172 babies
US babies named Julia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 8,849.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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