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

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Peak · boys
1883 · 160 births
Debut · boys
143 births
In top 100 · boys
15 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
84,628
since 1880

Julius over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #88, 1883boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#424759
2024—#386843
2023—#399797
2022—#348943
2021—#3191,040
2020—#335971
2019—#350948
2018—#341981
2017—#3391,005
2016—#3391,029
2015—#3111,151
2014—#3081,130
2013—#347922
2012—#332955
2011—#341890
2010—#335934
2009—#3141,018
2008—#3031,101
2007—#3021,122
2006—#322995
2005—#352843
2004—#382713
2003—#387679
2002—#402627
2001—#414607
2000—#483485
1999—#501431
1998—#487449
1997—#484442
1996—#509405
1995—#505409
1994—#511390
1993#13,4425#498417
1992—#453485
1991—#436511
1990#12,9585#402573
1989#9,6817#398545
1988#10,3866#394502
1987#11,3255#380506
1986#7,1349#402451
1985#9,3076#373490
1984#6,29110#362503
1983#6,21210#326581
1982#9,2376#345538
1981#10,4115#349511
1980—#352513
1979#9,0106#367471
1978#5,95810#363446
1977#9,6525#371444
1976#7,2967#414348
1975—#438323
1974#8,7755#426338
1973—#424343
1972—#436330
1971#6,6197#420366
1970—#430357
1969—#413372
1968—#405362
1967—#404360
1966—#383395
1965—#378419
1964#4,6369#392416
1963#4,8968#362470
1962#5,8606#390429
1961#6,5675#385426
1960—#346506
1959—#343511
1958—#344492
1957#6,0865#314592
1956#5,9525#330506
1955#4,3768#293605
1954#3,9679#293592
1953#5,0406#299553
1952#4,9086#323483
1951—#308508
1950#5,3015#301506
1949#5,2445#288556
1948—#295546
1947—#276605
1946#3,9947#275544
1945—#271483
1944#2,94610#249541
1943#4,6915#238611
1942#4,1246#240558
1941#3,5597#232551
1940—#219567
1939—#224531
1938—#217555
1937#4,2555#210565
1936—#213548
1935#3,1568#213560
1934#4,2865#210579
1933#3,7536#211553
1932#3,9016#187711
1931#3,2268#184708
1930#3,6587#176812
1929#2,58712#168842
1928#3,7437#168863
1927#2,85911#166916
1926#2,56913#1531,032
1925#3,6648#1491,086
1924—#1461,135
1923#3,6418#1371,187
1922#3,15210#1291,277
1921#3,16410#1281,326
1920#4,9755#1251,318
1919#4,2516#1231,317
1918#4,2916#1181,416
1917#3,7137#1131,384
1916#3,0319#1111,355
1915#3,1348#1091,361
1914#3,1886#1051,049
1913—#106835
1912#2,1448#100758
1911—#104368
1910—#95350
1909—#98269
1908—#99263
1907—#105231
1906—#113190
1905—#111190
1904—#110189
1903—#112173
1902—#121159
1901—#101168
1900—#112206
1899—#107161
1898—#105181
1897—#108159
1896—#107174
1895—#108165
1894—#101178
1893—#92195
1892—#99190
1891—#102155
1890—#105159
1889—#103159
1888#1,2765#89197
1887—#93164
1886—#94173
1885—#97150
1884—#95162
1883—#88160
1882—#91168
1881—#97129
1880—#94143
First appearance
1880

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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #280 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,322 boysMNIllinois: #217 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,213 boysILWisconsin: #217 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,307 boysWIMichigan: #198 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,965 boysMINew York: #137 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,266 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedSDIowa: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,791 boysIAIndiana: #303 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,583 boysINOhio: #223 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,868 boysOHPennsylvania: #185 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,356 boysPANew Jersey: #114 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 997 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #353 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,447 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedNEMissouri: #312 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,924 boysMOKentucky: #328 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,314 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedWVVirginia: #254 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,186 boysVAMaryland: #165 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,611 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedKSArkansas: #193 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,290 boysARTennessee: #233 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,131 boysTNNorth Carolina: #147 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 885 boysNCSouth Carolina: #94 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 496 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #326 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,242 boysOKLouisiana: #128 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 612 boysLAMississippi: #120 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 632 boysMSAlabama: #121 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 713 boysALGeorgia: #123 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 720 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Julius, so not publishedHITexas: #254 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,533 boysTXFlorida: #159 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 976 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#94 · 1 in 496
  2. New Jersey#114 · 1 in 997
  3. Mississippi#120 · 1 in 632
  4. Alabama#121 · 1 in 713
  5. Georgia#123 · 1 in 720

Best ever in a state: #34 in South Carolina, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#94391 in 496
New Jersey#114241 in 997
Mississippi#120311 in 632
Alabama#121391 in 713
Georgia#123401 in 720
Louisiana#128311 in 612
New York#137661 in 1,266
North Carolina#147391 in 885
Florida#159121 in 976
Maryland#16571 in 1,611
Pennsylvania#185301 in 2,356
Arkansas#193141 in 1,290
Michigan#198191 in 1,965
Illinois#217231 in 2,213
Wisconsin#217101 in 2,307
Ohio#223161 in 2,868
Tennessee#233121 in 2,131
Texas#254381 in 1,533
Virginia#254101 in 2,186
Minnesota#28061 in 3,322
Iowa#29451 in 3,791
Indiana#30351 in 4,583
Missouri#31271 in 3,924
Oklahoma#32671 in 3,242
Kentucky#32881 in 3,314
California#35381 in 4,447
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
3 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1883 at #88 (160 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 15 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1880–1888
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 555
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 13.0% of all boys named Julius (10,982) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,605#88 (1883)#94
1890s1,717#92 (1893)#103
1900s2,038#98 (1909)#108
1910s10,193#95 (1910)#108
1920s10,982#125 (1920)#147
1930s6,122#176 (1930)#205
1940s5,562#219 (1940)#258
1950s5,348#293 (1955)#315
1960s4,155#346 (1960)#386
1970s3,766#363 (1978)#409
1980s5,140#326 (1983)#368
1990s4,512#402 (1990)#479
2000s8,190#302 (2007)#366
2010s9,945#308 (2014)#334
2020s5,353#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 1934

girls
#4,286
5 births · 1 in 208,845 girls
boys
#210
579 births · 1 in 1,783 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #4,286Julius5

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #210Julius579
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 208,845 of them was named Julius, which outranked 13.8% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julius
  1. #3,802Ysidra6
  2. #3,802Zenia6
  3. #3,802Zonnie6
  4. #4,286Julius5
  5. #4,286Adalyn5
  6. #4,286Adelma5
  7. #4,286Adrene5

Tied with 687 names at #4,286; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,783 of them was named Julius, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julius
  1. #207Merle599
  2. #208Wilbert596
  3. #209Orville593
  4. #210Julius579
  5. #211Myron576
  6. #212Ira570
  7. #212Loren570
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1934 →