Girls' name · since 1880
Julie
511,253 babies named Julie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #62 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #872 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 511,253
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Julie is the #872 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 511,253 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julie has been recorded 511,253 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #872 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #62 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #872 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 511,253 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julie ranks #62 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #872 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 511,253 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #62 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #872 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 511,253
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Julie's 511,253 recorded births place it above 99.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Julie compares
511,253 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
Julie's all-time total is 1,360x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Julie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 511,253 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18,215 | 21 | 19,840 |
Julie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Julie splits its recorded history at 1953: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1885 (19 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 18,215 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Julie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 18,215
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Julie popularity over time - boys
1,524 total births recorded since 1912 (Julie as boys' name)
Julie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (166,150 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Julie's strongest decade.
166,150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Julie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 244
1880s
244 births
- 1890s 338
1890s
338 births
- 1900s 489
1900s
489 births
- 1910s 1,433
1910s
1,433 births
- 1920s 2,049
1920s
2,049 births
- 1930s 3,961
1930s
3,961 births
- 1940s 19,035
1940s
19,035 births
- 1950s
1950s
86,689 births
- 1960s
1960s
166,150 births
- 1970s
1970s
121,919 births
- 1980s 61,682
1980s
61,682 births
- 1990s 25,434
1990s
25,434 births
- 2000s 12,478
2000s
12,478 births
- 2010s 6,932
2010s
6,932 births
- 2020s 2,420
2020s
2,420 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 166,150 births (32% of all-time use).
How Julie 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 Julie's total volume
Julie by state
Where Julie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59,366 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 33,507 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 30,808 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 30,099 | 5.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 28,337 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 26,209 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 20,101 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 19,964 | 3.9% |
59,366 of 511,253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Julie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Julie's data
- Julie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (166,150 total births); usage has since declined to 2,420 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Julies (59,366 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 Julie
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Julie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Julie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
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 Julie 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.