Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Julia name popularity since 1925
376,169 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Julia. Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Julia is about 38 years old in 2026. Julia peaked in 1880 as the #26 name for girls, and it ranked #131 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 376,169
- Named Julia, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #26 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #131
- for girls in 2025 (2,172 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 374,782 girls · 1,387 boys
- Most popular in
- Delaware
- 1.56× its national share
Peak year is the year Julia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Julia births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2001. Measured as a share of all babies, Julia peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Steepest fall: Between 1969 and 1974, Julia's share of baby girls fell by 36%, from 1 in 454 to 1 in 710.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, it became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 388 baby girls to 1 in 212.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Julia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Julia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Julia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 17,477 | 114 | – |
| 1930s | 24,938 | 194 | #102 |
| 1940s | 27,891 | 126 | #115 |
| 1950s | 32,457 | 118 | #131 |
| 1960s | 34,179 | 134 | #123 |
| 1970s | 23,414 | 123 | #137 |
| 1980s | 33,354 | 271 | #85 |
| 1990s | 59,954 | 158 | #62 |
| 2000s | 70,880 | 114 | #31 |
| 2010s | 35,909 | 29 | #89 |
| 2020–25 | 14,329 | 6 | #131 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
28.8% of babies named Julia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Julia is most popular
The index compares Julia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Julia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 1.56× | 1,224 |
| Connecticut | 1.54× | 6,332 |
| District of Columbia | 1.47× | 2,558 |
| Massachusetts | 1.42× | 12,810 |
| Alaska | 1.39× | 783 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Julia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Julia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Julia (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data