July
July was the 6673rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 3866th; the most babies were born in 2020 (28). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,468 places. More babies were named July in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,673 girls, down 1,981 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- 58% girls, 42% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202028 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,133babies recorded
July popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,673 | #6,270 | 17 | 14 |
| 2020 | #4,692 | #6,810 | 28 | 12 |
| 2010 | #5,871 | #7,853 | 23 | 10 |
| 2000 | #12,410 | #11,265 | 7 | 5 |
| 1990 | #8,157 | — | 10 | — |
| 1980 | #5,682 | — | 12 | — |
| 1970 | #6,042 | — | 8 | — |
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How popular is July, counting every spelling?
July has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name July?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named July (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named July 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named July.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named July?
About 800 people born in the US named July are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 11 and 41. That makes July mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
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Questions about the name July
How popular is the name July?
July was the 6673rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 3866th; the most babies were born in 2020 (28). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,468 places. More babies were named July in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is July a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 58% girls, 42% boys given the name July in the US.