Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Julia

JOO-lee-ə · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Youthful or downy-haired, from Roman gens Julia
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman;Italian
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic · Roman
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#116
2024 births2,359
Peak year2001
First appeared1880
Total US births474,054
2001 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JulieJulesJujuLia
Alternate spellings
JulyaYulia
In other languages
Giulia (Italian)Julieta (Spanish)Yulia (Russian)Iulia (Romanian)

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Notable people named Julia

Julia Roberts (actress)
Julia Child (chef)
Julia Stiles (actress)
Saint Julia of Corsica