US Name Trends

Julie

The French form of Julia, from the Roman family name Iulius.

1958peak year
No. 10best rank (1971)
512,777babies since 1880
No. 872rank in 2025

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Julie per year — peak 18,215▬ girls ▬ boys18801900192019401960198020002020

The French form of Julia, a midcentury favorite in the years of Julie Andrews.

Julie appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1951 to 1991. Its biggest year was 1958, when 18,215 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 23 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1971, at No. 10. In 2025 it ranked No. 872 for girls. All told, 512,777 Americans have been given the name since 1880.

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Other spellings on record: Juli (6,351), Julee (2,788), July (1,133) (total births since 1880)

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By the decade

DecadeBirthsBest rank
1880s244No. 342
1890s338No. 449
1900s489No. 447
1910s1,433No. 421
1920s2,049No. 449
1930s3,961No. 232
1940s19,035No. 113
1950s86,689No. 23
1960s166,150No. 12
1970s121,919No. 10
1980s61,682No. 32
1990s25,434No. 93
2000s12,478No. 190
2010s6,932No. 384
2020s2,420No. 614

Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.

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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.