EveryBabyNames

Julia

4 countries#131 in United States, 2025
US
#131
in United States, 2025
FR
#14
in France, 2022
SCOT
#154
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#146
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
557,818
Peak year (United States)
2001
Peak-year count
8,849
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Julia was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

477,993 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #131 · peaked in 2001 with 8,849 births

Most common in: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

77,073 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #14 · peaked in 2019 with 2,409 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine, Pas-de-Calais

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

2,278 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #154 · peaked in 2011 with 97 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

474 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #146 · peaked in 2011 with 37 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Julia’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#31
2007#34↓3
2008#41↓7
2009#50↓9
2010#55↓5
2011#58↓3
2012#65↓7
2013#75↓10
2014#86↓11
2015#89↓3
2016#88↑1
2017#93↓5
2018#93
2019#99↓6
2020#108↓9
2021#114↓6
2022#111↑3
2023#121↓10
2024#116↑5
2025#131↓15

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