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 has appeared in US records since 1888 — best rank #194 (1990) · 63,775 babies named Julio all-time · 1 in 3,800 boys born in 2025.

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
Julio Salinas — Spanish association football player
Julio César Baldivieso — Bolivian association football player
Julio Argentino Roca — Argentine politician and general, former president of Argentina (1843–1914)

Among 2,739 notable people named Julio:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Julio César Strassera, Argentine lawyer and jurist (1933–2015).

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