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Julio

“Possibly downy-bearded, i.e. youthful; or devoted to Jove” — Spanish, from Latin Iulius origin

Boy's name · #641 in the US (2025) · 90s

Julio's best rank, #194, came in 1990; it has settled back to #641 today. Roughly 64,000 boys have been named Julio since 1888.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 8,900 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Julios

• Julio Cortázar — Argentine writer (1914–1984)
• Julio Iglesias — Spanish singer and lawyer
• Júlio César — Brazilian footballer
• Julio Salinas — Spanish association football player
• Julio César Baldivieso — Bolivian association football player

In stories & tradition

• Julio Franco — The Simpsons
• Julio Sanchez — television character
• Julio — The Exterminating Angel

What Julios become

Among 3,039 notable people named Julio:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Julio César Strassera, Argentine lawyer and jurist (1933–2015).

Similar names: Salvador · Julius · Sergio · Gerardo · Pedro · Rogelio

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