Julius
Last seen for girls in 1993 at #13,442 · #424 for boys in 2025, 759 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1883 · 160 births
- Debut · boys
- 143 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 84,628since 1880
Julius over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #424 | 759 | |
| 2024 | — | #386 | 843 | |
| 2023 | — | #399 | 797 | |
| 2022 | — | #348 | 943 | |
| 2021 | — | #319 | 1,040 | |
| 2020 | — | #335 | 971 | |
| 2019 | — | #350 | 948 | |
| 2018 | — | #341 | 981 | |
| 2017 | — | #339 | 1,005 | |
| 2016 | — | #339 | 1,029 | |
| 2015 | — | #311 | 1,151 | |
| 2014 | — | #308 | 1,130 | |
| 2013 | — | #347 | 922 | |
| 2012 | — | #332 | 955 | |
| 2011 | — | #341 | 890 | |
| 2010 | — | #335 | 934 | |
| 2009 | — | #314 | 1,018 | |
| 2008 | — | #303 | 1,101 | |
| 2007 | — | #302 | 1,122 | |
| 2006 | — | #322 | 995 | |
| 2005 | — | #352 | 843 | |
| 2004 | — | #382 | 713 | |
| 2003 | — | #387 | 679 | |
| 2002 | — | #402 | 627 | |
| 2001 | — | #414 | 607 | |
| 2000 | — | #483 | 485 | |
| 1999 | — | #501 | 431 | |
| 1998 | — | #487 | 449 | |
| 1997 | — | #484 | 442 | |
| 1996 | — | #509 | 405 | |
| 1995 | — | #505 | 409 | |
| 1994 | — | #511 | 390 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #498 | 417 |
| 1992 | — | #453 | 485 | |
| 1991 | — | #436 | 511 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #402 | 573 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #398 | 545 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #394 | 502 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #380 | 506 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #402 | 451 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #373 | 490 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #362 | 503 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #326 | 581 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #345 | 538 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #349 | 511 |
| 1980 | — | #352 | 513 | |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #367 | 471 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #363 | 446 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #371 | 444 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #414 | 348 |
| 1975 | — | #438 | 323 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #426 | 338 |
| 1973 | — | #424 | 343 | |
| 1972 | — | #436 | 330 | |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #420 | 366 |
| 1970 | — | #430 | 357 | |
| 1969 | — | #413 | 372 | |
| 1968 | — | #405 | 362 | |
| 1967 | — | #404 | 360 | |
| 1966 | — | #383 | 395 | |
| 1965 | — | #378 | 419 | |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | #392 | 416 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #362 | 470 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #390 | 429 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #385 | 426 |
| 1960 | — | #346 | 506 | |
| 1959 | — | #343 | 511 | |
| 1958 | — | #344 | 492 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #314 | 592 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #330 | 506 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #293 | 605 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #293 | 592 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #299 | 553 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #323 | 483 |
| 1951 | — | #308 | 508 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #301 | 506 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #288 | 556 |
| 1948 | — | #295 | 546 | |
| 1947 | — | #276 | 605 | |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #275 | 544 |
| 1945 | — | #271 | 483 | |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #249 | 541 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #238 | 611 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #240 | 558 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #232 | 551 |
| 1940 | — | #219 | 567 | |
| 1939 | — | #224 | 531 | |
| 1938 | — | #217 | 555 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #210 | 565 |
| 1936 | — | #213 | 548 | |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #213 | 560 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #210 | 579 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #211 | 553 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #187 | 711 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #184 | 708 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #176 | 812 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | #168 | 842 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #168 | 863 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | #166 | 916 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #153 | 1,032 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #149 | 1,086 |
| 1924 | — | #146 | 1,135 | |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #137 | 1,187 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #129 | 1,277 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #128 | 1,326 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #125 | 1,318 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #123 | 1,317 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #118 | 1,416 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #113 | 1,384 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #111 | 1,355 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #109 | 1,361 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #105 | 1,049 |
| 1913 | — | #106 | 835 | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #100 | 758 |
| 1911 | — | #104 | 368 | |
| 1910 | — | #95 | 350 | |
| 1909 | — | #98 | 269 | |
| 1908 | — | #99 | 263 | |
| 1907 | — | #105 | 231 | |
| 1906 | — | #113 | 190 | |
| 1905 | — | #111 | 190 | |
| 1904 | — | #110 | 189 | |
| 1903 | — | #112 | 173 | |
| 1902 | — | #121 | 159 | |
| 1901 | — | #101 | 168 | |
| 1900 | — | #112 | 206 | |
| 1899 | — | #107 | 161 | |
| 1898 | — | #105 | 181 | |
| 1897 | — | #108 | 159 | |
| 1896 | — | #107 | 174 | |
| 1895 | — | #108 | 165 | |
| 1894 | — | #101 | 178 | |
| 1893 | — | #92 | 195 | |
| 1892 | — | #99 | 190 | |
| 1891 | — | #102 | 155 | |
| 1890 | — | #105 | 159 | |
| 1889 | — | #103 | 159 | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #89 | 197 |
| 1887 | — | #93 | 164 | |
| 1886 | — | #94 | 173 | |
| 1885 | — | #97 | 150 | |
| 1884 | — | #95 | 162 | |
| 1883 | — | #88 | 160 | |
| 1882 | — | #91 | 168 | |
| 1881 | — | #97 | 129 | |
| 1880 | — | #94 | 143 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Julius was already there! It came in at #94, and was given to 143 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 180 boys a year got the name.
Where Julius is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#49 · 1 in 264
- Connecticut#66 · 1 in 372
- New York#67 · 1 in 300
- Florida#67 · 1 in 355
- North Carolina#69 · 1 in 372
Best ever in a state: #34 in South Carolina, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #49 | 64 | 1 in 264 |
| Connecticut | #66 | 34 | 1 in 372 |
| Florida | #67 | 22 | 1 in 355 |
| New York | #67 | 283 | 1 in 300 |
| North Carolina | #69 | 71 | 1 in 372 |
| New Jersey | #74 | 65 | 1 in 401 |
| Georgia | #80 | 65 | 1 in 403 |
| Louisiana | #87 | 38 | 1 in 398 |
| Mississippi | #89 | 37 | 1 in 433 |
| Michigan | #93 | 60 | 1 in 489 |
| Alabama | #99 | 39 | 1 in 519 |
| Ohio | #101 | 68 | 1 in 641 |
| Illinois | #108 | 80 | 1 in 625 |
| Pennsylvania | #113 | 90 | 1 in 862 |
| Maryland | #119 | 12 | 1 in 884 |
| Kansas | #121 | 19 | 1 in 721 |
| North Dakota | #123 | 11 | 1 in 601 |
| Wisconsin | #125 | 30 | 1 in 694 |
| Indiana | #127 | 24 | 1 in 879 |
| Massachusetts | #129 | 26 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Minnesota | #137 | 22 | 1 in 860 |
| Virginia | #139 | 23 | 1 in 857 |
| Texas | #144 | 56 | 1 in 708 |
| Nebraska | #149 | 13 | 1 in 831 |
| Washington | #167 | 7 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Tennessee | #185 | 15 | 1 in 1,323 |
| Missouri | #186 | 18 | 1 in 1,359 |
| Kentucky | #209 | 13 | 1 in 1,530 |
| West Virginia | #209 | 8 | 1 in 1,505 |
| Iowa | #229 | 10 | 1 in 1,850 |
| Arkansas | #231 | 11 | 1 in 1,350 |
| California | #233 | 11 | 1 in 1,732 |
| Oklahoma | #244 | 10 | 1 in 1,663 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Julius
- 38 spots since 2024 (#386 → #424)
- 89 spots since 2020 (#335 → #424)
- 113 spots since 2015 (#311 → #424)
- Biggest jump: 69 spots in 2001 (#483 → #414)
- Biggest drop: 51 spots in 2023 (#348 → #399)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #88 (160 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1880–1888
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 555 boys born in 1910 were named Julius (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,250 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #88 in 1883, was only 1 in 654 (0.15%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 13.0% of all boys named Julius (10,982) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,605 | #88 (1883) | #94 |
| 1890s | 1,717 | #92 (1893) | #103 |
| 1900s | 2,038 | #98 (1909) | #108 |
| 1910s | 10,193 | #95 (1910) | #108 |
| 1920s | 10,982 | #125 (1920) | #147 |
| 1930s | 6,122 | #176 (1930) | #205 |
| 1940s | 5,562 | #219 (1940) | #258 |
| 1950s | 5,348 | #293 (1955) | #315 |
| 1960s | 4,155 | #346 (1960) | #386 |
| 1970s | 3,766 | #363 (1978) | #409 |
| 1980s | 5,140 | #326 (1983) | #368 |
| 1990s | 4,512 | #402 (1990) | #479 |
| 2000s | 8,190 | #302 (2007) | #366 |
| 2010s | 9,945 | #308 (2014) | #334 |
| 2020s | 5,353 | #319 (2021) | #369 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Julius in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 154,467 of them was named Julius, which outranked 30.1% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,344Winnona8
- #3,344Wretha8
- #3,344Zelta8
- #3,713Julius7
- #3,713Addine7
- #3,713Adene7
- #3,713Adina7
- #4,083Addis6
- #4,083Adelaine6
- #4,083Adena6
Tied with 369 names at #3,713; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 669 of them was named Julius, which outranked 97.5% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.