Boys' name · peaked in 1992
Julio name popularity since 1925
62,920 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Julio (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1993 or earlier, so the typical Julio is about 33 years old in 2026. Julio peaked in 1992 as the #201 name for boys, and it ranked #641 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 62,920
- Named Julio, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #641
- for boys in 2025 (436 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 411 girls · 62,509 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.83× its national share
Peak year is the year Julio made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Julio births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Julio peaked in 1992.
- Fastest rise: Between 1966 and 1971, Julio became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 5,080 baby boys to 1 in 2,930.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 1,450 to 1 in 2,320.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Julio's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Julio.
Decade by decade
Babies named Julio in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 19 | 700 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 1,111 | #579 |
| 1940s | 5 | 1,292 | #504 |
| 1950s | 19 | 2,566 | #461 |
| 1960s | 24 | 4,052 | #406 |
| 1970s | 92 | 7,050 | #259 |
| 1980s | 124 | 9,330 | #256 |
| 1990s | 100 | 13,841 | #233 |
| 2000s | 23 | 12,779 | #227 |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,848 | #458 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,940 | #641 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.3% of babies named Julio from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Julio is most popular
The index compares Julio'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 Julio.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.83× | 2,206 |
| Texas | 2.83× | 13,357 |
| California | 2.70× | 17,186 |
| Nevada | 2.12× | 456 |
| New York | 1.83× | 8,361 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Julio's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Julio.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Julio (1992).
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