Julia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning youthful; feminine form of Julius.
Babies a year
3,111
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#131
down from #116
UK popularity
#244
190 babies · down from #223
How Julia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #89 |
| 2016 | #88 |
| 2017 | #93 |
| 2018 | #94 |
| 2019 | #99 |
| 2020 | #108 |
| 2021 | #114 |
| 2022 | #112 |
| 2023 | #122 |
| 2024 | #116 |
| 2025 | #131 |
In 2025, 190 babies in England and Wales were named Julia. In the US, 3,111 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 8,837 in 2001.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Julia was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.80% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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