Recorded 1938–2023 Girls' name Peak 1970 2,788 births

Julee — girls' name

2,788 babies named Julee in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s1381950s5051960s6911970s5841980s3511990s2012000s1582010s1232020s32
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Julee was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

100 babies were named Julee in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Julee

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,788 babies named Julee between 1938 and 2023, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Julee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 100 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Julee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 691 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Julee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 246 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Julee in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Julee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,788 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Julee at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,788

Since 1938

86 years of records

Peak year

1970

100 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1938

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2023

Julee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1938

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1970)
100
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
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Julee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
691 births that decade — 25% of Julee's all-time total
1930s51940s1381950s5051960s6911970s5841980s3511990s2012000s1582010s1232020s32

Julee by state

Where Julee concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Julee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
246 8.8%
#2 Texas
59 2.1%
#3 Utah
51 1.8%
#4 Illinois
43 1.5%
#5 Michigan
36 1.3%
#6 Washington
36 1.3%
#7 Ohio
29 1.0%
#8 Iowa
20 0.7%
California share of Julee's total US births 8.8%
Even split

246 of 2,788 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Julee appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Julee?
2,788 babies have been named Julee since 1938. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1970 with 100 births.
When was Julee most popular?
Julee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 691 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Julee most popular?
The top states for the name Julee are California (246 births), Texas (59 births), Utah (51 births).
How long has the name Julee been used?
Julee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 86 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Julee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Julie, Julia, Juliana, Julianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1938–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.