Julie
A feminine form of the masculine name Julius, derived from Latin meaning "youthful".
Name Census estimates that about 423,935 living Americans carry the first name Julie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Julie today is around 54 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Julie births was 1958 (18,246 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Julie. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Julie with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Julie is used almost entirely for girls, the SSA data does show 1,524 boys registered with the name since 1880.
- • Compared to the 1960s, recent registration numbers for Julie have dropped to less than 5% of what they once were.
People living today
424K
~ 1 in 809 Americans
Peak year
1958
18,246 babies that year
Average age
54
years old
2004 SSA rank
#767
Tracked since 1880
Census
Julie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 467,486 people with the first name Julie, which placed it at #97 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#97
National first-name rank
People counted
467K
467,486 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
154.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
85.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Julie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Julie is White at 85.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Julie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Julie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White85.9% · 401,578
- Hispanic or Latino5.8% · 27,129
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 19,245
- Two or more races2.2% · 10,406
- Black or African American1.5% · 7,007
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2,121
Gender
Gender distribution for Julie
Out of the 512,472 babies given the name Julie since 1880, 99.7% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Julie as a male name
- Ranked #9,436 in 2004
- 7 male births in 2004
- Peak: 1972 (57 births)
Julie as a female name
- Ranked #767 in 2024
- 366 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1958 (18,213 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Julie appears almost entirely female. Of the 467,484 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Julie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Julie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 166,538 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Julie 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 Julie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Julies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 51 states and territories. California, Illinois, Michigan recorded the most babies named Julie, while Delaware, Alaska, Wyoming recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 9,952 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Julie
The name Julie originates from the Latin name Julia, which itself is derived from the ancient Roman family name Julius. The Julius family was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome, and the name is believed to have originated from the word "ioulos" meaning "downy-bearded" or "related to the god Jupiter".
In ancient Rome, the name Julia was borne by several prominent women, including Julia, the daughter of the Roman emperor Augustus and his wife Livia. Julia lived from around 39 BC to 14 AD and was known for her beauty and intelligence, but also for her scandalous love affairs.
Another famous Julia was Julia Domna, the wife of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus, who lived from around 170 AD to 217 AD. She was known for her patronage of literature and philosophy and was highly influential in the imperial court.
The name Julie gained popularity in France during the Middle Ages, where it was spelled "Julie" or "Julie". One of the earliest recorded examples of this spelling is Julie de Montmorency, a French noblewoman who lived from around 1292 to 1315.
During the Renaissance, the name Julie became associated with literary figures, such as the character Juliette in William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet", written around 1595. This helped to further popularize the name across Europe.
In more recent history, some notable people named Julie include Julie d'Aubigny (1670-1707), a French opera singer and swordswoman known for her daring exploits, Julie de Lespinasse (1732-1776), a French writer and salonist, and Julie Récamier (1777-1849), a French socialite and patron of the arts.
Other famous Julies include Julie Christie (born 1940), the British actress known for her roles in films like "Doctor Zhivago" and "Don't Look Now", and Julie Andrews (born 1935), the British actress and singer best known for her roles in films like "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music".
Notable bearers
Famous people named Julie
People
Julie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Julie 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
Julie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Julie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 423,935 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Julie 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 809 US residents.
Is Julie a common name?
We classify Julie as "Common". It ranks above 99.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 512,472 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Julie most popular?
The single biggest year for Julie was 1958, when 18,246 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Julie is about 54 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Julie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 467,486 people with the name Julie, or 154.78 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #97 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Julie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Julie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Julie appears almost entirely female. Of the 467,484 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Julie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Julie is White at 85.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Julie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Julie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.9% (401,578 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Julie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Julie a female name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Julie in the SSA data are female. 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 Julie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Julie 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 Julie 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.
How many people are called Julie?
You can see how many people share the name Julie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.