Jewlius
A unique name, possibly a creative blend of "Julius" and "Jew".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Jewlius. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jewlius today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jewlius births was 2003 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jewlius. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jewlius. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
2003
6 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2003 SSA rank
#10,166
Tracked since 2003
Popularity
Jewlius: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Jewlius by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jewlius during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Jewlius
The name Jewlius is of Latin origin, derived from the ancient Roman name Julius, which itself is thought to have evolved from the word "ioulos," meaning "downy-bearded" or "youth." It emerged during the Roman Republic period, around the 6th century BCE.
In ancient Rome, the gens Julia was one of the most prominent patrician families, and the name Julius was borne by many notable figures, including the legendary founder of the Roman Empire, Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE). Caesar's adoption of his nephew Octavian, who later became the first Roman emperor Augustus, ensured the continuation of the Julian line.
The name Jewlius, with its unique spelling, is believed to have originated as a variant of Julius, possibly through transliteration or regional pronunciation differences. While it is not as common as the original Latin form, it has been used sporadically throughout history.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jewlius can be found in the writings of the 9th-century English scholar Alcuin of York, who mentioned a cleric named Jewlius in his correspondence with Charlemagne.
During the Middle Ages, a notable bearer of the name was Jewlius of Avranches (c. 1070-1140), a Norman poet and historian who wrote the celebrated work "Historia Ecclesiastica" (Ecclesiastical History).
In the Renaissance era, Jewlius Pomponius Laetus (1425-1498), an Italian humanist and scholar, was a prominent figure in the Roman Academy, dedicated to the study of classical antiquity.
Moving forward, Jewlius Pollux (1490-1548), a Dutch classical scholar and lexicographer, is best known for his work "Onomasticon," a comprehensive dictionary of Greek words and their meanings.
More recently, Jewlius Streicher (1885-1946) was a notorious German Nazi propagandist and publisher of the virulently anti-Semitic newspaper "Der Stürmer" during the Third Reich.
While not as widely used as its Latin counterpart, the name Jewlius has persisted through the ages, carrying with it the echoes of ancient Roman heritage and the legacy of various historical figures who bore this unique variant.
People
Jewlius + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jewlius as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jewlius: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jewlius?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jewlius going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Jewlius a common name?
We classify Jewlius as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jewlius most popular?
The single biggest year for Jewlius was 2003, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jewlius is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jewlius in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jewlius a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jewlius in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jewlius still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jewlius in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jewlius can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Jewlius?
See how many Americans are named Jewlius on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.