Julia remains a common girls' name (#131 in 2025), down from a peak of #26 in 1880.
Julia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #131 for girl births in the United States (and #309 across all names), given to 2,172 babies. Julia first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2001 (8,838 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,172 | 2,172 | #131 | — |
| 2024 | 2,372 | 2,372 | #116 | — |
| 2023 | 2,299 | 2,305 | #121 | — |
| 2022 | 2,545 | 2,545 | #111 | — |
| 2021 | 2,433 | 2,433 | #114 | — |
| 2020 | 2,514 | 2,514 | #108 | #11,265 |
| 2019 | 2,787 | 2,787 | #99 | — |
| 2018 | 3,015 | 3,015 | #93 | #13,113 |
| 2017 | 3,125 | 3,125 | #93 | — |
| 2016 | 3,353 | 3,353 | #88 | #8,468 |
| 2015 | 3,375 | 3,375 | #89 | — |
| 2014 | 3,605 | 3,605 | #86 | — |
| 2013 | 3,754 | 3,754 | #75 | — |
| 2012 | 3,882 | 3,882 | #65 | — |
| 2011 | 4,359 | 4,359 | #58 | #8,415 |
| 2010 | 4,683 | 4,683 | #55 | #11,439 |
| 2009 | 4,996 | 5,001 | #50 | — |
| 2008 | 5,629 | 5,629 | #41 | #8,651 |
| 2007 | 6,140 | 6,140 | #34 | #10,315 |
| 2006 | 6,895 | 6,895 | #31 | #7,171 |
| 2005 | 7,098 | 7,098 | #31 | #7,976 |
| 2004 | 7,175 | 7,188 | #32 | #3,582 |
| 2003 | 7,455 | 7,462 | #33 | #4,519 |
| 2002 | 7,980 | 7,986 | #33 | #5,021 |
| 2001 | 8,849 | 8,849 | #27 | #6,228 |
| 2000 | 8,777 | 8,777 | #29 | #7,812 |
| 1999 | 8,763 | 8,775 | #30 | #6,268 |
| 1998 | 8,343 | 8,355 | #32 | #4,520 |
| 1997 | 7,351 | — | #37 | #5,860 |
| 1996 | 6,323 | — | #48 | #6,243 |
| 1995 | 5,427 | — | #62 | #3,957 |
| 1994 | 4,857 | — | #72 | #4,665 |
| 1993 | 4,680 | — | #72 | #3,740 |
| 1992 | 5,041 | — | #70 | #3,282 |
| 1991 | 5,384 | — | #67 | #3,269 |
| 1990 | 3,943 | — | #83 | #2,407 |
| 1989 | 3,427 | — | #96 | #1,469 |
| 1988 | 3,387 | — | #88 | #2,221 |
| 1987 | 3,350 | — | #86 | #2,777 |
| 1986 | 3,136 | — | #88 | #2,129 |
| 1985 | 3,237 | — | #85 | #1,892 |
| 1984 | 3,379 | — | #87 | #2,486 |
| 1983 | 3,401 | — | #85 | #2,456 |
| 1982 | 3,524 | — | #84 | #2,305 |
| 1981 | 3,692 | — | #88 | #2,164 |
| 1980 | 3,092 | — | #98 | #2,244 |
| 1979 | 2,579 | — | #122 | #3,690 |
| 1978 | 2,608 | — | #112 | #2,859 |
| 1977 | 2,073 | — | #143 | #3,109 |
| 1976 | 1,932 | — | #141 | #2,460 |
| 1975 | 2,014 | — | #137 | #2,994 |
| 1974 | 2,078 | — | #136 | #3,442 |
| 1973 | 2,095 | — | #136 | #4,793 |
| 1972 | 2,340 | — | #132 | #4,712 |
| 1971 | 2,621 | — | #130 | #2,897 |
| 1970 | 3,197 | — | #121 | #2,096 |
| 1969 | 3,725 | — | #100 | #2,486 |
| 1968 | 3,011 | — | #113 | #1,761 |
| 1967 | 2,781 | — | #123 | #3,760 |
| 1966 | 3,057 | — | #117 | #2,546 |
| 1965 | 3,115 | — | #123 | #2,316 |
| 1964 | 3,556 | — | #117 | #2,159 |
| 1963 | 3,587 | — | #122 | #1,928 |
| 1962 | 3,766 | — | #120 | #2,236 |
| 1961 | 3,915 | — | #116 | #2,375 |
| 1960 | 3,800 | — | #122 | #2,775 |
| 1959 | 3,957 | — | #116 | #2,010 |
| 1958 | 3,846 | — | #119 | #2,576 |
| 1957 | 3,703 | — | #122 | #2,230 |
| 1956 | 3,330 | — | #131 | #2,562 |
| 1955 | 3,305 | — | #131 | #1,879 |
| 1954 | 3,166 | — | #127 | #2,849 |
| 1953 | 2,983 | — | #124 | #2,814 |
| 1952 | 2,789 | — | #131 | #2,979 |
| 1951 | 2,763 | — | #127 | #2,012 |
| 1950 | 2,733 | — | #119 | #3,500 |
| 1949 | 2,932 | — | #112 | #2,526 |
| 1948 | 2,783 | — | #118 | #2,899 |
| 1947 | 2,966 | — | #116 | #2,207 |
| 1946 | 2,803 | — | #114 | #3,354 |
| 1945 | 2,343 | — | #115 | #1,819 |
| 1944 | 2,694 | — | #102 | #2,547 |
| 1943 | 2,986 | — | #95 | #2,031 |
| 1942 | 2,923 | — | #95 | #1,772 |
| 1941 | 2,859 | — | #88 | #1,856 |
| 1940 | 2,728 | — | #91 | #1,601 |
| 1939 | 2,658 | — | #91 | #1,411 |
| 1938 | 2,502 | — | #107 | #1,417 |
| 1937 | 2,308 | — | #112 | #1,391 |
| 1936 | 2,297 | — | #105 | #1,567 |
| 1935 | 2,357 | — | #102 | #1,794 |
| 1934 | 2,376 | — | #105 | #1,641 |
| 1933 | 2,415 | — | #97 | #2,156 |
| 1932 | 2,680 | — | #92 | #1,492 |
| 1931 | 2,643 | — | #91 | #1,667 |
| 1930 | 2,896 | — | #90 | #1,929 |
| 1929 | 2,982 | — | #88 | #1,251 |
| 1928 | 3,227 | — | #80 | #1,676 |
| 1927 | 3,602 | — | #76 | #2,084 |
| 1926 | 3,713 | — | #75 | #1,494 |
| 1925 | 4,067 | — | #65 | #1,774 |
| 1924 | 4,314 | — | #62 | #1,555 |
| 1923 | 4,346 | — | #62 | #1,622 |
| 1922 | 4,623 | — | #60 | #3,701 |
| 1921 | 4,752 | — | #58 | #2,212 |
| 1920 | 4,912 | — | #55 | #1,617 |
| 1919 | 4,973 | — | #48 | #1,555 |
| 1918 | 5,289 | — | #48 | #1,682 |
| 1917 | 5,102 | — | #47 | #1,461 |
| 1916 | 5,077 | — | #46 | #2,470 |
| 1915 | 4,842 | — | #44 | #2,377 |
| 1914 | 3,827 | — | #42 | #1,825 |
| 1913 | 3,208 | — | #42 | #1,543 |
| 1912 | 2,838 | — | #44 | #1,395 |
| 1911 | 2,168 | — | #44 | #1,162 |
| 1910 | 2,081 | — | #49 | #1,371 |
| 1909 | 1,936 | — | #45 | #1,583 |
| 1908 | 1,759 | — | #50 | #917 |
| 1907 | 1,680 | — | #49 | — |
| 1906 | 1,603 | — | #48 | — |
| 1905 | 1,642 | — | #47 | — |
| 1904 | 1,426 | — | #49 | — |
| 1903 | 1,447 | — | #48 | — |
| 1902 | 1,509 | — | #46 | #892 |
| 1901 | 1,378 | — | #46 | #497 |
| 1900 | 1,772 | — | #46 | #1,242 |
| 1899 | 1,297 | — | #47 | — |
| 1898 | 1,469 | — | #45 | #942 |
| 1897 | 1,385 | — | #45 | #1,146 |
| 1896 | 1,407 | — | #44 | — |
| 1895 | 1,380 | — | #45 | — |
| 1894 | 1,325 | — | #45 | #1,172 |
| 1893 | 1,378 | — | #40 | #634 |
| 1892 | 1,360 | — | #41 | — |
| 1891 | 1,206 | — | #43 | #909 |
| 1890 | 1,275 | — | #40 | — |
| 1889 | 1,201 | — | #40 | — |
| 1888 | 1,298 | — | #38 | #986 |
| 1887 | 1,049 | — | #39 | #875 |
| 1886 | 1,068 | — | #36 | #809 |
| 1885 | 1,069 | — | #32 | #803 |
| 1884 | 942 | — | #37 | #818 |
| 1883 | 875 | — | #34 | — |
| 1882 | 816 | — | #35 | #1,018 |
| 1881 | 737 | — | #30 | — |
| 1880 | 783 | — | #26 | — |