Yulia
A feminine name of Slavic origin meaning "youthful", "soft-haired", or "downy".
Name Census estimates that about 569 living Americans carry the first name Yulia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yulia today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yulia births was 2014 (36 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yulia. 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.
People living today
569
~ 1 in 602,380 Americans
Peak year
2014
36 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,765
Tracked since 1985
Popularity
Yulia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yulia from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 252 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yulia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yulia 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 Yulia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yulias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, New York, Wisconsin recorded the most babies named Yulia, while Wisconsin, New York, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 24 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yulia
Yulia is a feminine given name of Russian origin, derived from the Latin name Julia. The name Julia itself is believed to have originated from the ancient Roman family name Iulius, which may be related to the Greek word "ioulos" meaning "downy-bearded."
The earliest recorded use of the name Julia dates back to ancient Rome, where it was a popular name among the aristocratic class. One of the most famous historical figures bearing this name was Julia, the daughter of the Roman emperor Augustus, who lived from 39 BC to 14 AD.
In ancient Greek mythology, there was a character named Ioulia, who was the daughter of the emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus. The name Yulia is a Russian variant of this ancient name, which became popular in Russia during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yulia in Russia was Yulia Vsevolodovna, a princess of the Rurik dynasty, who lived in the 12th century. Another notable historical figure with this name was Yulia Samoylova, a Russian poet and writer who lived in the 18th century.
Throughout history, there have been several famous individuals named Yulia, including Yulia Tymoshenko, a Ukrainian politician and former Prime Minister, who was born in 1960. Yulia Lipnitskaya, a Russian figure skater who won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, was born in 1998.
Yulia Peresild, a Russian actress and filmmaker, was born in 1984, and Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was born in 1976. Yulia Volkova, a member of the Russian pop duo t.A.T.u., was born in 1985.
Overall, the name Yulia has a rich historical legacy, with roots dating back to ancient Rome and Greece, and a long tradition of use in Russia and other Slavic countries.
People
Yulia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yulia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yulia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yulia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 569 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yulia 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 602,380 US residents.
Is Yulia a common name?
We classify Yulia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 576 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yulia most popular?
The single biggest year for Yulia was 2014, when 36 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yulia is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Yulia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yulia 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.
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.