Julie

#872 for girls in 2025, 308 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,927
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1971 · 15,322 births
Debut · girls
22 births
In top 100 · girls
41 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
511,253
since 1880

Julie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #10, 1971girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#872308
2024#762369
2023#704403
2022#715409
2021#655456
2020#614475
2019#628477
2018#592517
2017#518604
2016#481650
2015#454698
2014#411782
2013#402763
2012#384819
2011#395799
2010#387823
2009#353920
2008#335994
2007#3041,120
2006#2981,112
2005#2831,181
2004#2611,239#8,9277
2003#2421,352
2002#2181,469
2001#2251,414
2000#1901,677#10,3495
1999#1781,758#8,7046
1998#1681,807
1997#1631,865
1996#1502,139#5,9829
1995#1412,276
1994#1292,456#4,80312
1993#1192,735#5,00211
1992#1063,170#4,32713
1991#983,571#6,5197
1990#933,657#3,77915
1989#783,942#2,78422
1988#714,462#2,30526
1987#654,737#2,27225
1986#585,016#2,68419
1985#555,761#2,01928
1984#525,942#1,88529
1983#466,653#2,14024
1982#417,696#2,34121
1981#378,567#1,69534
1980#328,906#1,47542
1979#299,254#1,40744
1978#269,794#1,50838
1977#2210,204#1,25250
1976#2110,839#1,67731
1975#1811,141#1,14654
1974#1411,360#1,09157
1973#1212,785#1,20147
1972#1214,062#1,06957
1971#1015,322#1,16549
1970#1117,158#1,19248
1969#1217,739#1,05054
1968#1615,750#1,28235
1967#1615,547#1,16541
1966#1316,331#1,10045
1965#1416,987#1,09446
1964#1717,283#1,18942
1963#2216,304#1,48528
1962#2217,090#1,45429
1961#2317,040#1,30337
1960#2816,079#1,40032
1959#2616,211#1,52227
1958#2318,215#1,34533
1957#2813,631#1,48728
1956#488,574#1,76520
1955#676,788#3,5056
1954#706,275#2,7439
1953#745,668#2,7099
1952#854,497#2,6809
1951#993,686#3,7145
1950#1113,144#3,3296
1949#1132,848#2,45310
1948#1172,794#2,6089
1947#1242,735
1946#1282,169
1945#1551,511
1944#1621,480
1943#1561,624
1942#1571,566#2,7128
1941#1681,268#2,08312
1940#1801,040#3,4595
1939#232710#3,4805
1938#257600#3,5345
1937#286461
1936#284452#3,5495
1935#335355#3,2526
1934#342346
1933#381287#3,0047
1932#401266#3,7765
1931#420237#3,3906
1930#422247#3,0228
1929#449217
1928#478204
1927#494199
1926#480207#4,2015
1925#466218
1924#503197#3,2608
1923#472212
1922#497195
1921#496199
1920#483201#4,2865
1919#500182#2,8779
1918#469202
1917#494177#2,9568
1916#464188
1915#467173#3,8255
1914#421161#2,10110
1913#457119#2,8215
1912#52186#2,0457
1911#48373
1910#47272
1909#50056
1908#44865
1907#48654
1906#49948
1905#44757
1904#46350
1903#51439
1902#46744
1901#53033
1900#51643
1899#50734
1898#52735
1897#44943
1896#51433
1895#54729
1894#47535
1893#46433
1892#45336
1891#45731
1890#48329
1889#40536
1888#48626
1887#51219
1886#45123
1885#48419
1884#35831
1883#37524
1882#37722
1881#34622
1880#34222
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Julie was already there! It came in at #342, and was given to 22 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1888, when fewer than 27 girls a year got the name.

Where Julie is popular in 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #32 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 142 girlsAKMaine: #32 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 147 girlsMEVermont: #62 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 231 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #49 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 199 girlsNHWashington: #20 for girls · 289 births · 1 in 99 girlsWAIdaho: #14 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 75 girlsIDMontana: #17 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 94 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #18 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 89 girlsNDMinnesota: #16 for girls · 501 births · 1 in 74 girlsMNIllinois: #34 for girls · 587 births · 1 in 179 girlsILWisconsin: #18 for girls · 484 births · 1 in 87 girlsWIMichigan: #34 for girls · 568 births · 1 in 165 girlsMINew York: #95 for girls · 432 births · 1 in 381 girlsNYMassachusetts: #79 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 355 girlsMARhode Island: #100 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 494 girlsRIOregon: #15 for girls · 201 births · 1 in 80 girlsORNevada: #18 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 72 girlsNVWyoming: #19 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 95 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #16 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 78 girlsSDIowa: #13 for girls · 435 births · 1 in 65 girlsIAIndiana: #41 for girls · 287 births · 1 in 176 girlsINOhio: #53 for girls · 487 births · 1 in 220 girlsOHPennsylvania: #116 for girls · 234 births · 1 in 495 girlsPANew Jersey: #137 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 725 girlsNJConnecticut: #94 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 420 girlsCTCalifornia: #28 for girls · 1,051 births · 1 in 149 girlsCAUtah: #6 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 57 girlsUTColorado: #33 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 155 girlsCONebraska: #22 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 108 girlsNEMissouri: #60 for girls · 183 births · 1 in 245 girlsMOKentucky: #111 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 550 girlsKYWest Virginia: #125 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 622 girlsWVVirginia: #111 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 530 girlsVAMaryland: #107 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 447 girlsMDDelaware: #100 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 405 girlsDEArizona: #64 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 253 girlsAZNew Mexico: #76 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 274 girlsNMKansas: #43 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 175 girlsKSArkansas: #115 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 590 girlsARTennessee: #129 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 674 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #131 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 681 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #119 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 556 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #96 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 365 girlsDCOklahoma: #83 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 405 girlsOKLouisiana: #78 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 325 girlsLAMississippi: #142 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 654 girlsMSAlabama: #121 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 591 girlsALGeorgia: #115 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 519 girlsGAHawaii: #125 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 419 girlsHITexas: #75 for girls · 339 births · 1 in 339 girlsTXFlorida: #72 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 303 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#6 · 1 in 57
  2. Iowa#13 · 1 in 65
  3. Idaho#14 · 1 in 75
  4. Oregon#15 · 1 in 80
  5. Minnesota#16 · 1 in 74

Best ever in a state: #1 in Idaho, 1958.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#61851 in 57
Iowa#134351 in 65
Idaho#14841 in 75
Oregon#152011 in 80
Minnesota#165011 in 74
South Dakota#16961 in 78
Montana#17731 in 94
Nevada#18291 in 72
North Dakota#18761 in 89
Wisconsin#184841 in 87
Wyoming#19311 in 95
Washington#202891 in 99
Nebraska#221341 in 108
California#281,0511 in 149
Alaska#32191 in 142
Maine#32661 in 147
Colorado#331211 in 155
Illinois#345871 in 179
Michigan#345681 in 165
Indiana#412871 in 176
Kansas#431261 in 175
New Hampshire#49271 in 199
Ohio#534871 in 220
Missouri#601831 in 245
Vermont#62151 in 231
Arizona#64511 in 253
Florida#721421 in 303
Texas#753391 in 339
New Mexico#76401 in 274
Louisiana#781211 in 325
Massachusetts#791461 in 355
Oklahoma#83551 in 405
Connecticut#94561 in 420
New York#954321 in 381
District of Columbia#96371 in 365
Delaware#100111 in 405
Rhode Island#100171 in 494
Maryland#107661 in 447
Kentucky#111611 in 550
Virginia#111781 in 530
Arkansas#115321 in 590
Georgia#115901 in 519
Pennsylvania#1162341 in 495
South Carolina#119521 in 556
Alabama#121621 in 591
Hawaii#125151 in 419
West Virginia#125321 in 622
Tennessee#129571 in 674
North Carolina#131761 in 681
New Jersey#137761 in 725
Mississippi#142411 in 654

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Julie
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 110 spots since 2024 (#762#872)
  • 258 spots since 2020 (#614#872)
  • 418 spots since 2015 (#454#872)
  • Biggest jump: 81 spots in 1889 (#486#405)
  • Biggest drop: 126 spots in 1885 (#358#484)
Rise & fade · girls
91 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1971 at #10 (15,322 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: 1 yr · 1971
  • Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1951–1991
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 95
  • Highest: 1 in 95 girls born in 1969 were named Julie (1.1%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,218 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #10 in 1971, was only 1 in 109 (0.92%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 32.5% of all girls named Julie (166,150) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s244#342 (1880)#414
1890s338#449 (1897)#488
1900s489#447 (1905)#487
1910s1,433#421 (1914)#475
1920s2,049#449 (1929)#482
1930s3,961#232 (1939)#336
1940s19,035#113 (1949)#146
1950s86,689#23 (1958)#63
1960s166,150#12 (1969)#18
1970s121,919#10 (1971)#18
1980s61,682#32 (1980)#54
1990s25,434#93 (1990)#135
2000s12,478#190 (2000)#271
2010s6,932#384 (2012)#465
2020s2,420#614 (2020)#720

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.

Julie in 1956

girls
#48
8,574 births · 1 in 234 girls
boys
#1,765
20 births · 1 in 105,765 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #48Julie8,574

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #1,765Julie20
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 234 of them was named Julie, which outranked 99.3% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julie
  1. #45Judith9,115
  2. #46Ann8,990
  3. #47Paula8,925
  4. #48Julie8,574
  5. #49Gail8,435
  6. #50Jane8,241
  7. #51Bonnie8,133
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. 993Sheena#1,839#846
  2. 770Glendora#1,733#963
  3. 684Leesa#1,209#525
  4. 543Marisa#1,074#531
  5. 537Dani#1,383#846
Fallers
  1. 513Sheilah#663#1,176
  2. 481Jeryl#768#1,249
  3. 344Jacalyn#496#840
  4. 325Roni#536#861
  5. 314Florine#984#1,298

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 105,765 of them was named Julie, which outranked 60.4% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julie
  1. #1,722Tyrus21
  2. #1,722Walden21
  3. #1,722Willaim21
  4. #1,765Julie20
  5. #1,765Benigno20
  6. #1,765Camilo20
  7. #1,765Catarino20
  8. #1,821Albino19
  9. #1,821Alonso19
  10. #1,821Americo19

Tied with 55 names at #1,765; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. 1,847Jace#2,764#917
  2. 678Rich#1,572#894
  3. 590Broderick#1,273#683
  4. 559Elvis#921#362
  5. 513Tracey#1,419#906
Fallers
  1. 351Adolphus#906#1,257
  2. 336Randolf#949#1,285
  3. 279Cordell#792#1,071
  4. 272Rudolfo#885#1,157
  5. 269Aurelio#949#1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1956