Is Julia a boy or girl name?
Julia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,359 girls and 0 boys were named Julia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 475,798 US babies named Julia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #116
- Babies named Julia since 1880
- 475,798
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 8,849 babies
Boys and girls named Julia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 38 | 9,800 | 99.6% |
| 1890s | 34 | 13,448 | 99.7% |
| 1900s | 45 | 16,107 | 99.7% |
| 1910s | 146 | 39,259 | 99.6% |
| 1920s | 207 | 40,331 | 99.5% |
| 1930s | 194 | 24,937 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 126 | 27,890 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 118 | 32,456 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 134 | 34,181 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 123 | 23,419 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 271 | 33,355 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 159 | 59,951 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 114 | 70,877 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 29 | 35,903 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 6 | 12,140 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 2,359 | #116 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,297 | #121 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 2,543 | #111 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 2,433 | #114 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,258 | 2,508 | #108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 2,787 | #99 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,105 | 3,008 | #94 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 3,124 | #93 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,467 | 3,344 | #88 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 3,375 | #89 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 3,605 | #86 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 3,753 | #75 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 3,880 | #65 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,413 | 4,350 | #58 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,437 | 4,677 | #55 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 4,996 | #50 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,651 | 5,619 | #41 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,315 | 6,133 | #34 |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,171 | 6,884 | #31 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,975 | 7,088 | #31 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,582 | 7,149 | #32 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,519 | 7,437 | #33 |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,020 | 7,965 | #33 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,228 | 8,838 | #27 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,811 | 8,768 | #29 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,267 | 8,752 | #30 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,519 | 8,328 | #32 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,860 | 7,341 | #37 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,243 | 6,314 | #48 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,957 | 5,411 | #62 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,665 | 4,842 | #72 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,740 | 4,663 | #72 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,161 | 5,021 | #70 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,269 | 5,366 | #67 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,407 | 3,913 | #83 |
| 1989 | 57 | #1,469 | 3,370 | #96 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,221 | 3,359 | #88 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,777 | 3,331 | #86 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,129 | 3,109 | #88 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,892 | 3,205 | #85 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,487 | 3,359 | #87 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,455 | 3,382 | #85 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,304 | 3,503 | #84 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,165 | 3,668 | #88 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,245 | 3,069 | #98 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,689 | 2,568 | #122 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,859 | 2,594 | #112 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,109 | 2,061 | #143 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,461 | 1,915 | #141 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,994 | 2,003 | #137 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,443 | 2,067 | #136 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,793 | 2,090 | #136 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,710 | 2,334 | #132 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,897 | 2,609 | #130 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,096 | 3,178 | #121 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,486 | 3,714 | #100 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,760 | 2,990 | #113 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,761 | 2,776 | #122 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,547 | 3,046 | #117 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,317 | 3,101 | #124 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,159 | 3,541 | #117 |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,927 | 3,570 | #122 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,237 | 3,752 | #120 |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,375 | 3,902 | #116 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,775 | 3,789 | #122 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,011 | 3,940 | #116 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,576 | 3,835 | #119 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,231 | 3,689 | #122 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,562 | 3,319 | #131 |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,879 | 3,287 | #131 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,849 | 3,157 | #127 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,814 | 2,973 | #124 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,979 | 2,781 | #131 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,012 | 2,748 | #127 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,500 | 2,727 | #119 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,526 | 2,922 | #112 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,898 | 2,776 | #118 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,207 | 2,953 | #116 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,354 | 2,796 | #114 |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,819 | 2,327 | #115 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,547 | 2,685 | #102 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,031 | 2,973 | #95 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,772 | 2,905 | #95 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,856 | 2,845 | #88 |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,601 | 2,708 | #92 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,411 | 2,635 | #91 |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,417 | 2,478 | #107 |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,391 | 2,284 | #112 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,567 | 2,278 | #105 |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,794 | 2,341 | #102 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,641 | 2,357 | #105 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,156 | 2,403 | #97 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,492 | 2,657 | #92 |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,667 | 2,624 | #91 |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,929 | 2,880 | #90 |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,251 | 2,950 | #88 |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,676 | 3,206 | #80 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,084 | 3,586 | #76 |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,494 | 3,688 | #75 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,774 | 4,047 | #65 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,555 | 4,289 | #62 |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,622 | 4,323 | #62 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,701 | 4,616 | #60 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,212 | 4,737 | #58 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,617 | 4,889 | #55 |
| 1919 | 23 | #1,555 | 4,950 | #48 |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,682 | 5,268 | #48 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,461 | 5,078 | #47 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,470 | 5,066 | #46 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,377 | 4,831 | #44 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,825 | 3,814 | #42 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,543 | 3,195 | #42 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,395 | 2,825 | #44 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,162 | 2,158 | #44 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,371 | 2,074 | #49 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,583 | 1,931 | #45 |
| 1908 | 10 | #917 | 1,749 | #50 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 1,680 | #49 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 1,603 | #48 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 1,642 | #47 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 1,426 | #49 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 1,447 | #48 |
| 1902 | 8 | #892 | 1,501 | #46 |
| 1901 | 16 | #497 | 1,362 | #46 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,242 | 1,766 | #46 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 1,297 | #47 |
| 1898 | 7 | #942 | 1,462 | #45 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,146 | 1,380 | #45 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 1,407 | #44 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 1,380 | #45 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,172 | 1,320 | #45 |
| 1893 | 11 | #634 | 1,367 | #40 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 1,360 | #41 |
| 1891 | 6 | #909 | 1,200 | #43 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 1,275 | #40 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 1,201 | #40 |
| 1888 | 6 | #986 | 1,292 | #38 |
| 1887 | 6 | #875 | 1,043 | #39 |
| 1886 | 7 | #809 | 1,061 | #36 |
| 1885 | 7 | #803 | 1,062 | #32 |
| 1884 | 7 | #818 | 935 | #37 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 875 | #34 |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,018 | 811 | #35 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 737 | #30 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 783 | #26 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Julia reached #497 in 1901. As a girl name, it reached #26 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Julia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.