Girls' name · peaked in 1969
Julie name popularity since 1925
509,212 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Julie. Half of them were born in 1968 or earlier, so the typical Julie is about 58 years old in 2026. Julie peaked in 1969 as the #12 name for girls, and it ranked #873 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 509,212
- Named Julie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #873
- for girls in 2025 (308 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 507,745 girls · 1,467 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 2.20× its national share
Peak year is the year Julie 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.
Julie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1958. Measured as a share of all babies, Julie peaked in 1969.
- Fastest rise: Between 1953 and 1958, Julie became 3× more common, from 1 in 332 baby girls to 1 in 110.
- Steepest fall: Between 1981 and 1986, its share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 195 to 1 in 342.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Julie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Julie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Julie 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 | 1,045 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 3,961 | 47 | #335 |
| 1940s | 19,035 | 44 | #155 |
| 1950s | 86,689 | 152 | #67 |
| 1960s | 166,150 | 389 | #14 |
| 1970s | 121,919 | 475 | #18 |
| 1980s | 61,682 | 270 | #55 |
| 1990s | 25,434 | 73 | #141 |
| 2000s | 12,478 | 12 | #283 |
| 2010s | 6,932 | 0 | #454 |
| 2020–25 | 2,420 | 0 | #873 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.0% of babies named Julie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Julie is most popular
The index compares Julie'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 Julie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 2.20× | 14,341 |
| Minnesota | 2.09× | 19,523 |
| South Dakota | 2.00× | 3,264 |
| Wisconsin | 1.99× | 20,077 |
| Nebraska | 1.80× | 6,453 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Julie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Julie (this page) | 507,745 | 1969 |
| Juli | 6,351 | 1970 |
| Julee | 2,788 | 1970 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Julie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Julie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Julie (1969).
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