Julia Girl
How popular is Julia?
#131 girl name in 2025
2,172 baby girls were named Julia in the US in 2025, making it the 131st most popular girl name.
317,364living people named Julia (est.)
32median age of people named Julia
477,993babies named Julia since 1880
1 in 1,526US babies born in 2025
Julia popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #131 for girls (▼ 15 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,172 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #89 in 2015, #108 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (8,838 girls) |
| Highest rank | #26 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Julia is most popular
Babies named Julia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- District of Columbia: 5.3 per 1,000 (63 girls)
- New Hampshire: 3.5 per 1,000 (64 girls)
- Delaware: 3.4 per 1,000 (39 girls)
- Massachusetts: 3.4 per 1,000 (409 girls)
- Connecticut: 3.0 per 1,000 (177 girls)
Julia by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9,800 | #26 |
| 1890s | 13,448 | #40 |
| 1900s | 16,107 | #45 |
| 1910s | 39,259 | #42 |
| 1920s | 40,331 | #55 |
| 1930s | 24,938 | #90 |
| 1940s | 27,891 | #88 |
| 1950s | 32,457 | #116 |
| 1960s | 34,179 | #100 |
| 1970s | 23,414 | #112 |
| 1980s | 33,354 | #84 |
| 1990s | 59,954 | #30 |
| 2000s | 70,880 | #27 |
| 2010s | 35,909 | #55 |
| 2020s | 14,329 | #108 |
Girl names about as popular as Julia
Questions
- Is Julia a boy or girl name?
- Julia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Julia were girls.
- How popular is the name Julia?
- 2,172 baby girls were named Julia in the US in 2025, making it the 131st most popular girl name.
- When was Julia most popular?
- Julia peaked in 2001, when 8,838 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #26 in 1880.
- How many people are named Julia?
- 477,993 babies have been named Julia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 317,364 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
- Where is Julia most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Julia was most common in District of Columbia, at 5.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.