Julius is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has grown less common since.
Julius is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #424 for boy births in the United States (and #847 across all names), given to 759 babies. Julius was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (1,416 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 759 | 759 | — | #424 |
| 2024 | 843 | 843 | — | #386 |
| 2023 | 797 | 797 | — | #400 |
| 2022 | 943 | 943 | — | #348 |
| 2021 | 1,040 | 1,040 | — | #319 |
| 2020 | 971 | 971 | — | #335 |
| 2019 | 948 | 948 | — | #350 |
| 2018 | 981 | 981 | — | #341 |
| 2017 | 1,005 | 1,005 | — | #339 |
| 2016 | 1,029 | 1,029 | — | #339 |
| 2015 | 1,151 | 1,151 | — | #311 |
| 2014 | 1,130 | 1,130 | — | #308 |
| 2013 | 922 | 922 | — | #347 |
| 2012 | 955 | 955 | — | #332 |
| 2011 | 890 | 890 | — | #341 |
| 2010 | 934 | 934 | — | #335 |
| 2009 | 1,018 | 1,018 | — | #314 |
| 2008 | 1,101 | 1,101 | — | #303 |
| 2007 | 1,122 | 1,122 | — | #302 |
| 2006 | 995 | 995 | — | #322 |
| 2005 | 843 | 843 | — | #352 |
| 2004 | 713 | 713 | — | #382 |
| 2003 | 679 | 679 | — | #387 |
| 2002 | 627 | 627 | — | #403 |
| 2001 | 607 | 607 | — | #414 |
| 2000 | 485 | 485 | — | #484 |
| 1999 | 431 | 431 | — | #501 |
| 1998 | 449 | 449 | — | #488 |
| 1997 | 442 | — | — | #485 |
| 1996 | 405 | — | — | #509 |
| 1995 | 409 | — | — | #506 |
| 1994 | 390 | — | — | #511 |
| 1993 | 422 | — | #14,487 | #498 |
| 1992 | 485 | — | — | #453 |
| 1991 | 511 | — | — | #437 |
| 1990 | 578 | — | #13,958 | #402 |
| 1989 | 552 | — | #10,188 | #399 |
| 1988 | 508 | — | #10,967 | #398 |
| 1987 | 511 | — | #12,125 | #380 |
| 1986 | 460 | — | #7,388 | #402 |
| 1985 | 496 | — | #9,860 | #373 |
| 1984 | 513 | — | #6,498 | #362 |
| 1983 | 591 | — | #6,415 | #326 |
| 1982 | 544 | — | #9,729 | #347 |
| 1981 | 516 | — | #11,118 | #349 |
| 1980 | 513 | — | — | #352 |
| 1979 | 477 | — | #9,475 | #367 |
| 1978 | 456 | — | #6,136 | #363 |
| 1977 | 449 | — | #10,291 | #371 |
| 1976 | 355 | — | #7,631 | #415 |
| 1975 | 323 | — | — | #438 |
| 1974 | 343 | — | #9,347 | #426 |
| 1973 | 343 | — | — | #424 |
| 1972 | 330 | — | — | #436 |
| 1971 | 373 | — | #6,906 | #420 |
| 1970 | 357 | — | — | #431 |
| 1969 | 372 | — | — | #413 |
| 1968 | 362 | — | — | #405 |
| 1967 | 360 | — | — | #405 |
| 1966 | 395 | — | — | #383 |
| 1965 | 419 | — | — | #378 |
| 1964 | 425 | — | #4,776 | #392 |
| 1963 | 478 | — | #5,059 | #362 |
| 1962 | 435 | — | #6,177 | #390 |
| 1961 | 431 | — | #7,019 | #385 |
| 1960 | 506 | — | — | #346 |
| 1959 | 511 | — | — | #343 |
| 1958 | 492 | — | — | #344 |
| 1957 | 597 | — | #6,536 | #314 |
| 1956 | 511 | — | #6,389 | #330 |
| 1955 | 613 | — | #4,552 | #294 |
| 1954 | 601 | — | #4,116 | #293 |
| 1953 | 559 | — | #5,343 | #299 |
| 1952 | 489 | — | #5,189 | #323 |
| 1951 | 508 | — | — | #308 |
| 1950 | 511 | — | #5,667 | #301 |
| 1949 | 561 | — | #5,615 | #288 |
| 1948 | 546 | — | — | #295 |
| 1947 | 605 | — | — | #276 |
| 1946 | 551 | — | #4,204 | #275 |
| 1945 | 483 | — | — | #271 |
| 1944 | 551 | — | #3,040 | #249 |
| 1943 | 616 | — | #5,008 | #238 |
| 1942 | 564 | — | #4,362 | #240 |
| 1941 | 558 | — | #3,774 | #232 |
| 1940 | 567 | — | — | #219 |
| 1939 | 531 | — | — | #224 |
| 1938 | 555 | — | — | #217 |
| 1937 | 570 | — | #4,579 | #210 |
| 1936 | 548 | — | — | #213 |
| 1935 | 568 | — | #3,307 | #213 |
| 1934 | 584 | — | #4,625 | #210 |
| 1933 | 559 | — | #3,972 | #211 |
| 1932 | 717 | — | #4,158 | #187 |
| 1931 | 716 | — | #3,355 | #185 |
| 1930 | 819 | — | #3,856 | #176 |
| 1929 | 854 | — | #2,654 | #170 |
| 1928 | 870 | — | #3,973 | #168 |
| 1927 | 927 | — | #2,955 | #166 |
| 1926 | 1,045 | — | #2,635 | #153 |
| 1925 | 1,094 | — | #3,857 | #149 |
| 1924 | 1,135 | — | — | #146 |
| 1923 | 1,195 | — | #3,796 | #137 |
| 1922 | 1,287 | — | #3,265 | #129 |
| 1921 | 1,336 | — | #3,268 | #128 |
| 1920 | 1,323 | — | #5,351 | #125 |
| 1919 | 1,323 | — | #4,516 | #123 |
| 1918 | 1,422 | — | #4,559 | #118 |
| 1917 | 1,391 | — | #3,906 | #113 |
| 1916 | 1,364 | — | #3,147 | #111 |
| 1915 | 1,369 | — | #3,275 | #109 |
| 1914 | 1,055 | — | #3,394 | #106 |
| 1913 | 835 | — | — | #106 |
| 1912 | 766 | — | #2,249 | #100 |
| 1911 | 368 | — | — | #104 |
| 1910 | 350 | — | — | #95 |
| 1909 | 269 | — | — | #98 |
| 1908 | 263 | — | — | #99 |
| 1907 | 231 | — | — | #105 |
| 1906 | 190 | — | — | #113 |
| 1905 | 190 | — | — | #112 |
| 1904 | 189 | — | — | #111 |
| 1903 | 173 | — | — | #112 |
| 1902 | 159 | — | — | #122 |
| 1901 | 168 | — | — | #101 |
| 1900 | 206 | — | — | #112 |
| 1899 | 161 | — | — | #108 |
| 1898 | 181 | — | — | #105 |
| 1897 | 159 | — | — | #108 |
| 1896 | 174 | — | — | #108 |
| 1895 | 165 | — | — | #108 |
| 1894 | 178 | — | — | #101 |
| 1893 | 195 | — | — | #92 |
| 1892 | 190 | — | — | #99 |
| 1891 | 155 | — | — | #102 |
| 1890 | 159 | — | — | #105 |
| 1889 | 159 | — | — | #103 |
| 1888 | 202 | — | #1,379 | #89 |
| 1887 | 164 | — | — | #93 |
| 1886 | 173 | — | — | #94 |
| 1885 | 150 | — | — | #97 |
| 1884 | 162 | — | — | #95 |
| 1883 | 160 | — | — | #88 |
| 1882 | 168 | — | — | #91 |
| 1881 | 129 | — | — | #97 |
| 1880 | 143 | — | — | #94 |