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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| 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 | |
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 2010
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Wyoming#138 · 1 in 381
- Delaware#151 · 1 in 604
- Connecticut#184 · 1 in 917
- Massachusetts#226 · 1 in 1,250
- Illinois#230 · 1 in 1,091
Best ever in a state: #34 in South Carolina, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #138 | 5 | 1 in 381 |
| Delaware | #151 | 6 | 1 in 604 |
| Connecticut | #184 | 16 | 1 in 917 |
| Massachusetts | #226 | 24 | 1 in 1,250 |
| Illinois | #230 | 64 | 1 in 1,091 |
| Pennsylvania | #249 | 44 | 1 in 1,386 |
| New Mexico | #259 | 9 | 1 in 1,113 |
| North Carolina | #262 | 37 | 1 in 1,394 |
| Hawaii | #264 | 5 | 1 in 961 |
| New York | #267 | 70 | 1 in 1,518 |
| Texas | #284 | 119 | 1 in 1,501 |
| Michigan | #304 | 29 | 1 in 1,662 |
| Mississippi | #304 | 10 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Georgia | #314 | 33 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Florida | #315 | 49 | 1 in 1,891 |
| Nevada | #316 | 9 | 1 in 1,519 |
| South Carolina | #318 | 13 | 1 in 1,619 |
| Maryland | #321 | 16 | 1 in 1,762 |
| Arizona | #328 | 21 | 1 in 1,775 |
| Kansas | #329 | 11 | 1 in 1,487 |
| Ohio | #334 | 29 | 1 in 2,087 |
| New Jersey | #337 | 21 | 1 in 2,038 |
| Washington | #341 | 20 | 1 in 1,779 |
| California | #342 | 109 | 1 in 2,145 |
| Wisconsin | #350 | 14 | 1 in 1,983 |
| Tennessee | #355 | 18 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Kentucky | #364 | 10 | 1 in 2,248 |
| Minnesota | #374 | 13 | 1 in 2,131 |
| Oklahoma | #397 | 10 | 1 in 2,057 |
| Louisiana | #403 | 12 | 1 in 1,986 |
| Missouri | #477 | 11 | 1 in 2,970 |
| Indiana | #502 | 11 | 1 in 3,286 |
| Virginia | #502 | 12 | 1 in 3,463 |
| Colorado | #506 | 9 | 1 in 3,056 |
| Arkansas | #516 | 5 | 1 in 2,886 |
| Alabama | #555 | 7 | 1 in 3,337 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| 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 2010
boys
#335
934 births · 1 in 2,054 boys
Top boys' names in 2010
More about 2010
boys
1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 2,054 of them was named Julius, which outranked 97.7% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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