July Boy & girl
How popular is July?
#6,545 girl name in 2025
17 baby girls were named July in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name. Another 14 boys got the name (#6,140 for boys).
1,112living people named July (est.)
19median age of people named July
1,133babies named July since 1880
1 in 106,947US babies born in 2025
July popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,545 for girls (▼ 381 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 girls, 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,125 in 2015, #4,646 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (28 girls) |
| Highest rank | #3,811 in 1976 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 40% boys, 60% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
July counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Julie family of names ranked #753 for girls in 2025 (#680 the year before), with 340 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
July by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38 | #4,722 |
| 1970s | 122 | #3,811 |
| 1980s | 115 | #4,721 |
| 1990s | 124 | #4,998 |
| 2000s | 149 | #5,904 |
| 2010s | 187 | #5,125 |
| 2020s | 119 | #4,646 |
Girl names about as popular as July
Questions
- Is July a boy or girl name?
- July is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 40% of babies named July were boys and 60% were girls.
- How popular is the name July?
- 17 baby girls were named July in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name. Another 14 boys got the name (#6,140 for boys).
- When was July most popular?
- July peaked in 2020, when 28 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,811 in 1976.
- How many people are named July?
- 1,133 babies have been named July in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,112 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
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.