Julia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Julia is a feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. The given name Julia had been in use throughout Late Antiquity but became rare during the Middle Ages, and was revived only with the Italian Renaissance.

From Wikipedia

Julia first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 8,838 babies (rank #27 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,359 girls (rank #116). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Julia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Julia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

475,798

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

8,838

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Julia

Julia Robertsfilm actor · b. 1967
Julia Gillardpolitician · b. 1961
Julia Kristevaliterary scholar · b. 1941
Julia Childtypist · b. 1912
Julia Stilesfilm actor · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	783	#26
1881	737	#30
1882	811	#35
1883	875	#34
1884	935	#37
1885	1,062	#32
1886	1,061	#36
1887	1,043	#39
1888	1,292	#38
1889	1,201	#40
1890	1,275	#40
1891	1,200	#43
1892	1,360	#41
1893	1,367	#40
1894	1,320	#45
1895	1,380	#45
1896	1,407	#44
1897	1,380	#45
1898	1,462	#45
1899	1,297	#47
1900	1,766	#46
1901	1,362	#46
1902	1,501	#46
1903	1,447	#48
1904	1,426	#49
1905	1,642	#47
1906	1,603	#48
1907	1,680	#49
1908	1,749	#50
1909	1,931	#45
1910	2,074	#49
1911	2,158	#44
1912	2,825	#44
1913	3,195	#42
1914	3,814	#42
1915	4,831	#44
1916	5,066	#46
1917	5,078	#47
1918	5,268	#48
1919	4,950	#48
1920	4,889	#55
1921	4,737	#58
1922	4,616	#60
1923	4,323	#62
1924	4,289	#62
1925	4,047	#65
1926	3,688	#75
1927	3,586	#76
1928	3,206	#80
1929	2,950	#88
1930	2,880	#90
1931	2,624	#91
1932	2,657	#92
1933	2,403	#97
1934	2,357	#105
1935	2,341	#102
1936	2,278	#105
1937	2,284	#112
1938	2,478	#107
1939	2,635	#91
1940	2,708	#92
1941	2,845	#88
1942	2,905	#95
1943	2,973	#95
1944	2,685	#102
1945	2,327	#115
1946	2,796	#114
1947	2,953	#116
1948	2,776	#118
1949	2,922	#112
1950	2,727	#119
1951	2,748	#127
1952	2,781	#131
1953	2,973	#124
1954	3,157	#127
1955	3,287	#131
1956	3,319	#131
1957	3,689	#122
1958	3,835	#119
1959	3,940	#116
1960	3,789	#122
1961	3,902	#116
1962	3,752	#120
1963	3,570	#122
1964	3,541	#117
1965	3,101	#124
1966	3,046	#117
1967	2,776	#122
1968	2,990	#113
1969	3,714	#100
1970	3,178	#121
1971	2,609	#130
1972	2,334	#132
1973	2,090	#136
1974	2,067	#136
1975	2,003	#137
1976	1,915	#141
1977	2,061	#143
1978	2,594	#112
1979	2,568	#122
1980	3,069	#98
1981	3,668	#88
1982	3,503	#84
1983	3,382	#85
1984	3,359	#87
1985	3,205	#85
1986	3,109	#88
1987	3,331	#86
1988	3,359	#88
1989	3,370	#96
1990	3,913	#83
1991	5,366	#67
1992	5,021	#70
1993	4,663	#72
1994	4,842	#72
1995	5,411	#62
1996	6,314	#48
1997	7,341	#37
1998	8,328	#32
1999	8,752	#30
2000	8,768	#29
2001	8,838	#27
2002	7,965	#33
2003	7,437	#33
2004	7,149	#32
2005	7,088	#31
2006	6,884	#31
2007	6,133	#34
2008	5,619	#41
2009	4,996	#50
2010	4,677	#55
2011	4,350	#58
2012	3,880	#65
2013	3,753	#75
2014	3,605	#86
2015	3,375	#89
2016	3,344	#88
2017	3,124	#93
2018	3,008	#94
2019	2,787	#99
2020	2,508	#108
2021	2,433	#114
2022	2,543	#111
2023	2,297	#121
2024	2,359	#116