Julia
#131 for girls in 2025, 2,172 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #10,605
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 783 births
- Debut · girls
- 783 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 100 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 476,250since 1880
Julia over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #131 | 2,172 | — | |
| 2024 | #116 | 2,372 | — | |
| 2023 | #121 | 2,299 | — | |
| 2022 | #111 | 2,545 | — | |
| 2021 | #114 | 2,433 | — | |
| 2020 | #108 | 2,508 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #99 | 2,787 | — | |
| 2018 | #93 | 3,010 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #93 | 3,125 | — | |
| 2016 | #88 | 3,344 | #8,146 | 9 |
| 2015 | #89 | 3,375 | — | |
| 2014 | #86 | 3,605 | — | |
| 2013 | #75 | 3,754 | — | |
| 2012 | #65 | 3,882 | — | |
| 2011 | #58 | 4,350 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #55 | 4,677 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #50 | 4,996 | — | |
| 2008 | #41 | 5,620 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #34 | 6,133 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #31 | 6,884 | #6,904 | 11 |
| 2005 | #31 | 7,089 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #32 | 7,149 | #3,534 | 26 |
| 2003 | #33 | 7,437 | #4,426 | 18 |
| 2002 | #33 | 7,965 | #4,919 | 15 |
| 2001 | #27 | 8,838 | #6,013 | 11 |
| 2000 | #29 | 8,769 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #30 | 8,753 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #32 | 8,328 | #4,413 | 15 |
| 1997 | #37 | 7,341 | #5,642 | 10 |
| 1996 | #48 | 6,314 | #5,982 | 9 |
| 1995 | #62 | 5,411 | #3,854 | 16 |
| 1994 | #72 | 4,844 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1993 | #72 | 4,663 | #3,661 | 17 |
| 1992 | #70 | 5,021 | #3,220 | 20 |
| 1991 | #67 | 5,365 | #3,224 | 19 |
| 1990 | #83 | 3,914 | #2,373 | 29 |
| 1989 | #96 | 3,370 | #1,452 | 57 |
| 1988 | #88 | 3,359 | #2,197 | 28 |
| 1987 | #86 | 3,331 | #2,725 | 19 |
| 1986 | #88 | 3,109 | #2,096 | 27 |
| 1985 | #85 | 3,206 | #1,866 | 31 |
| 1984 | #87 | 3,359 | #2,437 | 20 |
| 1983 | #85 | 3,381 | #2,408 | 20 |
| 1982 | #84 | 3,502 | #2,269 | 22 |
| 1981 | #88 | 3,668 | #2,138 | 24 |
| 1980 | #98 | 3,069 | #2,213 | 23 |
| 1979 | #122 | 2,568 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #112 | 2,593 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #143 | 2,060 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1976 | #141 | 1,914 | #2,417 | 18 |
| 1975 | #137 | 2,001 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #136 | 2,068 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #136 | 2,089 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #131 | 2,334 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #130 | 2,609 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #121 | 3,178 | #2,058 | 19 |
| 1969 | #100 | 3,712 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1968 | #113 | 2,990 | #1,731 | 21 |
| 1967 | #123 | 2,775 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #117 | 3,046 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #123 | 3,102 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1964 | #117 | 3,541 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1963 | #122 | 3,569 | #1,902 | 18 |
| 1962 | #120 | 3,752 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1961 | #116 | 3,902 | #2,322 | 13 |
| 1960 | #122 | 3,790 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #116 | 3,940 | #1,974 | 17 |
| 1958 | #119 | 3,835 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1957 | #122 | 3,689 | #2,190 | 14 |
| 1956 | #131 | 3,319 | #2,497 | 11 |
| 1955 | #131 | 3,287 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1954 | #127 | 3,157 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #124 | 2,974 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #131 | 2,781 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #127 | 2,748 | #1,972 | 15 |
| 1950 | #119 | 2,727 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #112 | 2,922 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #118 | 2,775 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #116 | 2,953 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #114 | 2,797 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #115 | 2,328 | #1,772 | 15 |
| 1944 | #102 | 2,685 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #95 | 2,972 | #1,986 | 14 |
| 1942 | #95 | 2,906 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #88 | 2,844 | #1,821 | 15 |
| 1940 | #91 | 2,709 | #1,573 | 19 |
| 1939 | #91 | 2,635 | #1,390 | 23 |
| 1938 | #107 | 2,479 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1937 | #112 | 2,284 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1936 | #105 | 2,278 | #1,540 | 19 |
| 1935 | #102 | 2,341 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #105 | 2,357 | #1,608 | 19 |
| 1933 | #97 | 2,403 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #92 | 2,657 | #1,465 | 23 |
| 1931 | #91 | 2,624 | #1,643 | 19 |
| 1930 | #90 | 2,880 | #1,889 | 16 |
| 1929 | #88 | 2,950 | #1,237 | 32 |
| 1928 | #80 | 3,206 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #76 | 3,586 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #75 | 3,688 | #1,466 | 25 |
| 1925 | #65 | 4,047 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1924 | #62 | 4,289 | #1,532 | 25 |
| 1923 | #62 | 4,323 | #1,589 | 23 |
| 1922 | #60 | 4,616 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #58 | 4,737 | #2,152 | 15 |
| 1920 | #55 | 4,889 | #1,592 | 23 |
| 1919 | #48 | 4,950 | #1,531 | 23 |
| 1918 | #48 | 5,268 | #1,648 | 21 |
| 1917 | #47 | 5,078 | #1,437 | 24 |
| 1916 | #46 | 5,066 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #44 | 4,831 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #42 | 3,814 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1913 | #42 | 3,195 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1912 | #44 | 2,825 | #1,353 | 13 |
| 1911 | #44 | 2,158 | #1,117 | 10 |
| 1910 | #49 | 2,074 | #1,314 | 7 |
| 1909 | #45 | 1,931 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #50 | 1,749 | #877 | 10 |
| 1907 | #49 | 1,680 | — | |
| 1906 | #48 | 1,603 | — | |
| 1905 | #47 | 1,642 | — | |
| 1904 | #49 | 1,426 | — | |
| 1903 | #48 | 1,447 | — | |
| 1902 | #46 | 1,501 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #46 | 1,362 | #487 | 16 |
| 1900 | #46 | 1,766 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #47 | 1,297 | — | |
| 1898 | #45 | 1,462 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | #45 | 1,380 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #44 | 1,407 | — | |
| 1895 | #45 | 1,380 | — | |
| 1894 | #45 | 1,320 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #40 | 1,367 | #615 | 11 |
| 1892 | #41 | 1,360 | — | |
| 1891 | #43 | 1,200 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #40 | 1,275 | — | |
| 1889 | #40 | 1,201 | — | |
| 1888 | #38 | 1,292 | #917 | 6 |
| 1887 | #39 | 1,043 | #819 | 6 |
| 1886 | #36 | 1,061 | #758 | 7 |
| 1885 | #32 | 1,062 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | #37 | 935 | #764 | 7 |
| 1883 | #34 | 875 | — | |
| 1882 | #35 | 811 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | #30 | 737 | — | |
| 1880 | #26 | 783 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Julia was already there! It came in at #26, and was given to 783 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 1,100 girls a year got the name.
See more about Julia
- 15 spots since 2024 (#116 → #131)
- 23 spots since 2020 (#108 → #131)
- 42 spots since 2015 (#89 → #131)
- Biggest jump: 31 spots in 1978 (#143 → #112)
- Biggest drop: 21 spots in 1970 (#100 → #121)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #26 (783 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 100 yrs · run 1880–1933
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 116 girls born in 1880 were named Julia (0.86%)
- Latest: 1 in 740 girls born in 2025 (0.14%)
- 14.9% of all girls named Julia (70,880) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #26 (1880) → #143 (1977) → #27 (2001)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9,800 | #26 (1880) | #35 |
| 1890s | 13,448 | #40 (1893) | #44 |
| 1900s | 16,107 | #45 (1909) | #47 |
| 1910s | 39,259 | #42 (1914) | #45 |
| 1920s | 40,331 | #55 (1920) | #68 |
| 1930s | 24,938 | #90 (1930) | #99 |
| 1940s | 27,891 | #88 (1941) | #105 |
| 1950s | 32,457 | #116 (1959) | #125 |
| 1960s | 34,179 | #100 (1969) | #117 |
| 1970s | 23,414 | #112 (1978) | #131 |
| 1980s | 33,354 | #84 (1982) | #89 |
| 1990s | 59,954 | #30 (1999) | #57 |
| 2000s | 70,880 | #27 (2001) | #34 |
| 2010s | 35,909 | #55 (2010) | #80 |
| 2020s | 14,329 | #108 (2020) | #117 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Julia in 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 541 of them was named Julia, which outranked 99.2% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 77,563 of them was named Julia, which outranked 69.7% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,162Wally24
- #2,162Westly24
- #2,162Zebadiah24
- #2,213Julia23
- #2,213Adolphus23
- #2,213Alvino23
- #2,213Andrey23
- #2,284Akiva22
- #2,284Arian22
- #2,284Baby22
Tied with 70 names at #2,213; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.