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The first name 
Julia

Julia is a first name typically given to girls, but in rare cases also used as a boys name.

The name Julia is very popular!

The first name Julia is one of the top 100 most popular girls names in the US – currently at #85 in our SmartGenius ranking. Over 1,000 babies each year are named Julia, accounting for approximately 0.20 % of all newborn girls. In total, there are currently 426,714 people – children, adults and seniors – named Julia living in the United States, which is approximately 0.13 % of the entire population.

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Julia

What does the name 
Julia mean?

The name Julia means “youthful” or “Jove’s child” and was once an imperial Roman name given to those born in the House of Julii. Despite its ancient roots, Julia is a modern and sophisticated yet simple name

The Julii were... one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. The most prominent family member was the dictator Gaius Julius Caesar.

There are several women of great influence who are named Julia.

One of the Best-Known Actresses

Julia Roberts (*1967)
Ever since her role in the classic film 'Pretty Woman' (1990), she has been one of Hollywood's undisputed stars. For her performance in 'Erin Brokovich' (2000) she even received an Academy Award. Today, Julia Roberts is considered to be one of the best known actresses of all time. Although things have been a little quieter around her since the 2010s, she is still active in acting. In 2022, for example, she starred alongside George Clooney in the romantic comedy 'Ticket to Paradise'.

A Famous Cooking Expert

Julia Child (1912 - 2004)
She brought French cuisine to American public: After Julia Carolyn Child had published a best-selling cookbook, several other books and articles, she transitioned into television. Her show 'The French Chef' was debuted as a pilot in 1962

First Female Prime Minister of Australia

Julia Gillard (*1961)
The politician Julia Eileen Gillard AC was the 27th prime minister of Australia. She held the office from 2010 to 2013 and at the same time served as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She was the first female prime minister in Australian history.

A Multifaceted Actress

Julia Stiles (*1981)
The American actress had her breakthrough role alongside Heath Ledger in '10 Things I Hate About You' (1999). Another remarkable performance was that of Sara Johnson in 'Save the Last Dance' (2001). Since then she appeared in numerous films and showed that she is capable of more than just romantic comedy. For example, in 2022 she portrayed Tricia Albright in the psycho horror film 'Orphan: First Kill'.

Go on a journey to places 
with your name

When you hear the name Julia, you might first think of a woman or a girl. But did you know that there are also places with the name Julia? Are you also called Julia? Maybe one day you will visit the places that are named just like you...

In West Virgina...

particularly in Greenbrier County, there is an unincorporated community with the name Julia. It is located on the Greenbrier River.

A Minor Planet

89 Julia is a large main-belt asteroid. The French astronomer Éouard Stephan discovered it in 1866 and named it for Saint Julia of Corsica.

Maiboza

Maiboza was a town of ancient Lydia which was also called Julia. You can find its site near Gölmarmara in Turkey.

In eastern Switzerland...

there is a river with the German name Julia. It is a tributary of the larger river Albula and its Romansh name is Gelgia.

Julia -
very popular in the late 19th century

Appearing throughout the time in the United States, the name Julia is a staple in the country: Girls have been given the name Julia for more than 140 years, according to official U.S. naming statistics. Julia is therefore one of the 432 girls’ names that have been given every year since 1880. Even beyond that, Julia is a very special name that peaked in popularity over 100 years ago in the 19th century, ranking in the top 100 girls' names in our SmartGenius first name statistics: With #26 Julia has never been more popular than back in 1880.

In years where the graph has no value, the name Julia was given less than five times or even none at all in the entire USA.

2,531 newborn babies with the name Julia in 2022

As many as 2,531 babies were named Julia in the USA in 2022, ranking it #110 on the list of the most popular girls' names for that year. However, it experienced its lowest point of popularity in 1977, when it was only ranked #137 of all female names in our SmartGenius statistics – back then only 2,078 girls were named Julia.

Julia -
at home all over the USA, especially popular in Connecticut

Wherever you go, wherever you live – there’s a good chance to meet Julia. Because: There are women and girls named Julia in every state in the USA. This may sound quite unspectacular at first, but in fact, of the more than 50,000 different female first names that occur in the USA, just 537 are recorded in each individual state, so the name Julia is definitely something very special. In some regions it even makes it into the top 100 of the most popular female first names, for example in South Carolina, where Julia ranks on place 46. The greatest chance of meeting Julia, however, is in Connecticut, where one in 217 girls and women bears this beautiful name – that is far above average – in the entire USA it is only one in 361 women and girls and in North Dakota, where the name is least represented in relation to the population, you even have to ask an average of 625 women and girls for their name before you once get Julia as an answer.

Julia has 5 letters 
and begins with a J

Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter J is a particularly popular initial letter for girls' names. That’s because 6.8% of all common girls’ names in the US begin with this letter. By the way, the most common first letters for girls’ names are A, S and M.

With five letters, the name Julia is comparatively short. In fact, 17.0% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly five letters. Only 7% of all first names are even shorter, while 75% have more than five letters. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.

This means that with 6.8% of all girls' names that begin with the letter J, this first letter is much more common than the other letters on average. And Jennifer is the girls' name starting with J, which is the most common of all.

Other names with 
J, u, l, i and a

If you take all the letters in the name Julia – J, u, l, i and a – and put them together again, you can form another name, such as Juila.

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Julia

If your name is Julia and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Julia

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Julia, you can simply say:

Joker

Unicorn

Lion

Igloo

Apple

This is how the name Julia is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Julia in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Julia

Julia

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Julia

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Julia is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

J
U
L
I
A

Have you ever waved the name Julia

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

J
U
L
I
A

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Julia sounds like this: