Baby name

Julia

Girl

Origin of the name

Julia comes from the Latin Julia, the name of the women of the Julian family, the family of Julius Caesar.

Classic name

Julia peaked in 2001, when 1 baby in 423 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 131.

476,250births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 27rank at its peak, in 2001

Where babies named Julia are born

2001

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The darker the blue, the more common Julia is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Julia is most common in Connecticut (1.6 times), Delaware (1.5) and South Carolina (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Julie 511,253
Juli 6,351
Julisa 4,404
Julian 3,306
Jalia 1,614
Junia 1,330

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