Boys' name · peaked in 1910
Julius name popularity since 1925
63,154 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Julius. Half of them were born in 1983 or earlier, so the typical Julius is about 43 years old in 2026. Julius peaked in 1910 as the #95 name for boys, and it ranked #424 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 63,154
- Named Julius, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1910
- #95 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #424
- for boys in 2025 (759 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 322 girls · 62,832 boys
- Most popular in
- South Carolina
- 3.00× its national share
Peak year is the year Julius 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.
Julius births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2015. Measured as a share of all babies, Julius peaked earlier, in 1910.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, Julius became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 4,050 baby boys to 1 in 2,370.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Julius's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Julius.
Decade by decade
Babies named Julius 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 | 51 | 4,739 | – |
| 1930s | 45 | 6,122 | #213 |
| 1940s | 40 | 5,562 | #271 |
| 1950s | 44 | 5,348 | #294 |
| 1960s | 28 | 4,155 | #378 |
| 1970s | 40 | 3,766 | #438 |
| 1980s | 64 | 5,140 | #373 |
| 1990s | 10 | 4,512 | #506 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8,190 | #352 |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,945 | #311 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 5,353 | #424 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
19.8% of babies named Julius from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Julius is most popular
The index compares Julius'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 Julius.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 3.00× | 2,532 |
| Mississippi | 2.31× | 1,688 |
| North Carolina | 1.90× | 3,237 |
| Alabama | 1.89× | 2,016 |
| Louisiana | 1.82× | 1,970 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Julius and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Julius (this page) | 62,832 | 1910 |
| Julious | 1,268 | 1884 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Julius's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Julius.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Julius (1910).
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