Girls' name · since 1926

Juli

Juli has 6,351 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,208 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,179 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
6,351
born since 1926
1960s
peak decade

Juli currently ranks #7179 among girls' names in America, with 6,351 babies recorded since 1926.

Social Security Administration records show Juli recorded 6,351 times among girls since 1926, holding rank #7179 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.

  • #2,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,179 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 6,351 born since 1926
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juli ranks #2,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,179 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,351 born since 1926, peaking in the 1960s.

#2,208 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,179 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
6,351
born since 1926
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%58.4%
Juli vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Juli's 6,351 recorded births place it above 96.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

30 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Juli compares

6,351 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Juli's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Juli Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 6,351 376 567,345
Peak-year births 311 21 19,840

Juli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Juli's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 311, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Juli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1961)
311
Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
0100200300400 192619491960197119821993200420152025 15

Juli by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (2,475 births, 39% of the file).

1960s was Juli's strongest decade.

2,475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Juli births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,475 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Juli compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Juli's total volume

Juli vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -33, 5.4%-59, 5.4%-82, 4.6%-66, 4.3%-146, 5.5%-146, 3.3%-56, 6%-36, 4.4%-81, 4.4%-55, 3.4%-49, 5.7%-33, 7.4%-140, 4.7%-50, 4.6%-66, 2.8%Juli-100, 4.9%Juli
Juli vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Juli by state

Where Juli concentrates geographically, total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Juli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
791 12.5%
#2 Illinois
360 5.7%
#3 Ohio
340 5.4%
#4 Texas
329 5.2%
#5 Michigan
241 3.8%
#6 Washington
201 3.2%
#7 Indiana
191 3.0%
#8 New York
165 2.6%
California share of Juli's total US births 12.5%
Even split

791 of 6,351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Juli appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juli?
Since 1926, Social Security records show 6,351 babies named Juli. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,208 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,179 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1961, with 311 births.
Where does Juli sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juli ranks #2,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,179 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Juli most popular?
Juli was most popular in the 1960s decade with 2,475 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Juli most popular?
The top states for the name Juli are California (791 births), Illinois (360 births), Ohio (340 births).
How long has the name Juli been used?
The SSA has tracked Juli since 1926 -- 100 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Juli?
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.

What to do with Juli's data

  • Juli's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,475 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Julis (791 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Juli

Nearby Names Like Juli

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Juli

Names with a similar popularity rank to Juli

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Juli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Juli draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.