Jules
Jules was the 1396th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 412th; the most babies were born in 1928 (154). Over the last ten years it has moved up 264 places. More babies were named Jules in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,396 boys, up 46 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 131boys
- Girls and boys
- 44% girls, 56% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1928154 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,467babies recorded
Jules popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,131 | #1,396 | 88 | 131 |
| 2020 | #1,900 | #1,442 | 101 | 120 |
| 2010 | #2,413 | #2,301 | 78 | 56 |
| 2000 | #3,043 | #1,934 | 46 | 54 |
| 1990 | #7,552 | #1,625 | 11 | 51 |
| 1980 | — | #1,420 | — | 45 |
| 1970 | — | #1,174 | — | 50 |
| 1960 | — | #1,050 | — | 54 |
| 1950 | — | #765 | — | 81 |
| 1940 | — | #601 | — | 97 |
| 1930 | — | #554 | — | 118 |
| 1920 | — | #652 | — | 95 |
| 1910 | — | #467 | — | 35 |
| 1900 | — | #715 | — | 13 |
| 1890 | — | #581 | — | 12 |
| 1880 | — | #453 | — | 16 |
How popular is Jules, counting every spelling?
Jules is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,268 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,396 for Jules on its own. Together these spellings went to 144 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jules | 131 | #1,396 | 552 |
| Julez | 13 | #6,635 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jules?
131 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jules (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jules born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jules.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jules?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Jules are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 13 and 62. That makes Jules mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jules by state
How common Jules was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (5.7×), New York (2.1×), California (1.7×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jules: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jules, they share its era and feel.
Jules is also a nickname for Julietta, Julian, Julia, Juliette, Juliana, Julius, Julie and Giuliana.
Questions about the name Jules
How popular is the name Jules?
Jules was the 1396th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 412th; the most babies were born in 1928 (154). Over the last ten years it has moved up 264 places. More babies were named Jules in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jules a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 44% girls, 56% boys given the name Jules in the US.
Where is Jules most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jules was most common in Louisiana (0.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.