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Julia

“Variant of Julius — Possibly 'downy-bearded youth' or 'devoted to Jove'” — Latin, of uncertain further origin

Girl's name · #131 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Julia has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #26 (1880) · 476,250 babies named Julia all-time · 1 in 740 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #4 in Netherlands (2025) · #6 in Poland (2025) · #7 in Spain (2024) · #17 in Belgium (2025) · #19 in Slovakia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Julias

• Julia Roberts — American actress (born 1967)
• Julia Gillard — Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013
• Julia Kristeva — Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic
• Julia Child — American chef
• Julia Stiles — American actress

In stories & tradition

• Julia — Nineteen Eighty-Four
• Julia Carpenter — Secret Wars
• Julia Chang — Tekken 3 · Tekken 4

What Julias become

Among 6,996 notable people named Julia:

Medical professionals appear 3.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Julia Polak, British pathologist.

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