Julie

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Julie is a Latin first name which originally comes from the Latin Julia, itself derived from the Latin Julius, which is believed to either stem from Ancient Greek: ἴουλος, romanized: íoulos, lit. 'downy-haired' or Latin: Iovilius, lit. 'devoted to Jove'.

From Wikipedia

Julie first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 71 babies (rank #438 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Julie

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.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.

682

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Julie

Julie Andrewsfilm actor · b. 1935
Julie Christiefilm actor · b. 1940
Julie Delpyfilm actor · b. 1969
Julie Kavnerdub actor · b. 1950
Julie Payettepolitician · b. 1963

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	71	#438
1997	59	#480
1998	35	#693
1999	53	#537
2000	40	#640
2001	42	#619
2002	27	#874
2003	22	#1,069
2004	19	#1,230
2005	25	#1,030
2006	28	#1,019
2007	28	#1,063
2008	28	#1,077
2009	38	#888
2010	27	#1,195
2011	17	#1,699
2012	27	#1,229
2013	20	#1,561
2014	26	#1,284
2015	23	#1,429
2016	27	#1,256