Julia

Meaning and origin of Julia

Popularity of Julia in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2019.
• Over recent years, Julia has been stable (−0.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Julia every 1.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Julia in English-speaking countries

Julia ranks 63^rd in Ontario (Canada), 77^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 92^nd in Ireland, against 19^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  77^th girls’ name110 babies in 3 years1 girl in 361−0.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  63^rd girls’ name394 babies in 3 years1 girl in 392−5.5% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  92^nd girls’ name160 babies in 3 years1 girl in 405−8.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  154^th girls’ name83 babies in 3 years1 girl in 655−10.4% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  120^th girls’ name6,843 babies in 3 years1 girl in 706−3.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  185^th girls’ name29 babies in 3 years1 girl in 776

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  222^nd girls’ name51 babies in 3 years1 girl in 823

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  223^rd girls’ name660 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,163−11% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Julia, Jùlia and Júlia are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Jùlia30
• Júliaabroad
• Julya110
• Jullia10
• Jullya5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Julia

• Léonie
• Juliette
• Livia
• Capucine
• Mia
• Giulia
• Olivia
• Victoire
• Camille
• Romy
• Valentine
• Alma

See also

• →French names of Latin origin
• 19^thTop 100 French girl names