Julie
Julie was the 873rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 308 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 10th; the most babies were born in 1958 (18,215). Over the last ten years it has moved down 419 places. More babies were named Julie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning French form of Julia · Latin, French
Say it JOO-lee /ˈdʒuli/
- Rank in 2025
- #873 girls, down 258 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 308girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195818,215 babies
- Total since 1880
- 512,777babies recorded
What does the name Julie mean?
Julie is the French form of Julia, the feminine of the Roman family name Julius, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES calls the family name of uncertain origin; the Romans linked it with a Greek word for downy-bearded, and a modern proposal connects it with Jove. Julie came into English use from French and was most common in the US in the 1950s and 1960s. It has been used since 1880.
Iūlia (Latin, “feminine of Iulius”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. DMNES: origin of Julius uncertain.
Related names: Julia, Juliet, Juliette, Jules, Julianne.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Julie' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Julie' (Norwegian Bokmål section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Julius', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Julie
The usual nicknames for Julie are Jules. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Julie in the last five years, 22 were named Jules, against 5 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jules · also for Julietta, Julian, Julia | Modern | #2,131 | 429 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Julies go by each one.
Julie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,524 since 1912.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #873 | 308 |
| 2020 | #615 | 475 |
| 2010 | #387 | 823 |
| 2000 | #190 | 1,677 |
| 1990 | #93 | 3,657 |
| 1980 | #32 | 8,906 |
| 1970 | #11 | 17,158 |
| 1960 | #28 | 16,079 |
| 1950 | #111 | 3,144 |
| 1940 | #180 | 1,040 |
| 1930 | #422 | 247 |
| 1920 | #484 | 201 |
| 1910 | #476 | 72 |
| 1900 | #516 | 43 |
| 1890 | #487 | 29 |
| 1880 | #345 | 22 |
How popular is Julie, counting every spelling?
Julie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #826 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #873 for Julie on its own. Together these spellings went to 323 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie | 308 | #873 | 1,945 |
| Juli | 15 | #7,290 | 51 |
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 Julie?
308 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Julie (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Julie 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 27 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Julie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Julie?
About 448,100 people born in the US named Julie are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 47 and 64. That makes Julie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Julie by state
How common Julie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Arkansas, Mississippi, Nevada.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Julie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Julie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Julie · Sibling names for Julie
Julie is also a nickname for Julietta, Julia, Juliette, Juliana and Julianne.
Questions about the name Julie
What does Julie mean?
Julie is usually explained as “French form of Julia”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Julie?
Julie was the 873rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 308 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 10th; the most babies were born in 1958 (18,215). Over the last ten years it has moved down 419 places. More babies were named Julie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Julie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Julie in the US.
Where is Julie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Julie was most common in Massachusetts (0.50 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Pennsylvania.