Boy name Latin origin

Julius

JOO-lee-uhs · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Youthful or downy-bearded
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Style era
classic
Themes
Roman · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#389
2024 births838
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births83,851
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Jules
Alternate spellings
Julious
In other languages
GiulioJulioJulian

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Notable people named Julius

Julius Caesar
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