Julius
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning youthful; from the roman family name julius.
How Julius has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #312 |
| 2016 | #339 |
| 2017 | #339 |
| 2018 | #342 |
| 2019 | #351 |
| 2020 | #335 |
| 2021 | #319 |
| 2022 | #348 |
| 2023 | #400 |
| 2024 | #389 |
| 2025 | #424 |
Julius by the numbers
In 2025, 31 babies in England and Wales were named Julius. In the US, 1,001 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,416 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1910, about 1 in 600 American boys born that year was called Julius.
Names that come from Julius
Forms of Julius in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Juliayouthful; feminine form of Julius3,111 in the US (2017)
- Julietyouthful; feminine form of Julius1,378 in the US (2017)
- Julioyouthful; from Julius578 in the US (2017)
- Julietayouthful; feminine form of Julius497 in the US (2017)
- Julesyouthful; a form of Julius200 in the US (2017)
- Yulianayouthful; form of Juliana from Julius170 in the US (2017)
- Juliannyouthful; a form of Julian or Julius36 in the US (2017)
- Giulioyouthful; italian form of Julius24 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Julius. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean youth
Like Julius, each of these has youth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
- Addisonson of adam; child of adam5,743 in the US (2017)
- Colinyoung warrior; a form of Caoilean1,662 in the US (2017)
- Coltyoung horse1,329 in the US (2017)
- Camilleyouthful; one who serves at ceremonies1,262 in the US (2017)
- Collinyoung warrior; variant of colin or caitlin997 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Julius
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