Baby name meaning

Julia

Youthful · Latin origin

What does Julia mean?

Julia is a female name of Latin origin, meaning “Youthful”.

How popular is Julia?

In England & Wales, Julia ranked #223 among girls' names in 2024, with 214 babies given the name — down from #97 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2010, when it reached #77.

In the United States, Julia was the #108 girls' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #26 in 1880.

Julia — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Julia over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #119US 1960: #122US 1970: #121US 1980: #98US 1990: #83US 2000: #29US 2010: #55US 2020: #108England & Wales 2024: #223United StatesEngland & Wales
Julia’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Julia in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#224184
2000#272143
2005#218220
2010#77796
2015#86640
2020#131384
2024#223214

Who are famous people named Julia?

What names go well with Julia?

Lucas Gabriel

More on Julia

Number two in Catalonia, top ten in Brazil and loved far beyond. Julia wears its meaning very lightly indeed.

Julia: youthful, timeless and adored in Catalonia — Julia as our Name of the Day.

Swipe & match on Julia in Settle