Julia

Where Julia comes from

From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius. Further popularized by early Christian saints. Doublet of Julie.
— Wiktionary's entry for Julia
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #26 among girls with 783 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1961
    Julia Gillard born
    Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013
  3. 1967
    Julia Roberts born
    American actress
  4. 2001
    The comeback
    Back to #27 after sinking to #143 in 1977.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Julia Roberts · American actress, born 1967
  • Julia Gillard · Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, born 1961
  • Julia Kristeva · Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic, born 1941
  • Julia Child · American chef, 1912–2004
  • Julia Stiles · American actress, born 1981

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.