Girls' name · since 1880
Julia
Julia has 476,250 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #67 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 476,250
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
476,250 babies have been named Julia since 1880, making it today's #131 girls' name.
Julia has 476,250 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #131 as of the latest data, more common than 99.2% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #67 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #131 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 476,250 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julia ranks #67 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #131 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 476,250 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #67 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 476,250
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Julia's 476,250 recorded births place it above 99.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Julia compares
476,250 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Julia's all-time total is 1,267x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Julia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 476,250 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8,838 | 21 | 19,840 |
Julia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Julia's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 737 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 8,838, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Julia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 8,838
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Julia popularity over time - boys
1,743 total births recorded since 1882 (Julia as boys' name)
Julia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (70,880 births, 15% of the file).
2000s was Julia's strongest decade.
70,880 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Julia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 9,800
1880s
9,800 births
- 1890s 13,448
1890s
13,448 births
- 1900s 16,107
1900s
16,107 births
- 1910s
1910s
39,259 births
- 1920s
1920s
40,331 births
- 1930s 24,938
1930s
24,938 births
- 1940s 27,891
1940s
27,891 births
- 1950s
1950s
32,457 births
- 1960s
1960s
34,179 births
- 1970s 23,414
1970s
23,414 births
- 1980s
1980s
33,354 births
- 1990s
1990s
59,954 births
- 2000s
2000s
70,880 births
- 2010s
2010s
35,909 births
- 2020s 14,329
2020s
14,329 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 70,880 births (15% of all-time use).
How Julia 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 Julia's total volume
Julia by state
Where Julia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38,756 | 8.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 38,513 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 29,413 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 29,217 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 20,919 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 19,553 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 17,155 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 14,977 | 3.1% |
38,756 of 476,250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Julia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Julia's data
- Julia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (70,880 total births); usage has since declined to 14,329 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Julias (38,756 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Julia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Julia 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.