US rank #767 Girls' name Peak 1958 510,948 births

Julie — #767 US girls' name

510,948 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.

1880s2441890s3381900s4891910s14331920s20491930s39611940s190361950s866891960s1661491970s1219261980s616891990s254342000s124782010s69272020s2106
#767
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 96% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Julie was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

18,213 babies were named Julie in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Julie

The Social Security Administration has registered 510,948 babies named Julie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Julie currently holds the #767 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 18,213 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Julie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 166,149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Julie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 59,326 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Julie in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Julie 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 510,948 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.

Julie at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

510,948

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1958

18,213 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#767

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Julie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1958)
18,213
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-5,00005,00010,00015,00020,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 22

Julie popularity over time — boys

1,524 total births recorded since 1912 (Julie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 1,524 births
0204060 200419891980197119621953193919241912 7

Julie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
166,149 births that decade — 33% of Julie's all-time total
1880s2441890s3381900s4891910s14331920s20491930s39611940s190361950s866891960s1661491970s1219261980s616891990s254342000s124782010s69272020s2106

Julie by state

Where Julie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Julie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
59,326 11.6%
#2 Illinois
33,499 6.6%
#3 Michigan
30,803 6.0%
#4 Ohio
30,085 5.9%
#5 New York
28,322 5.5%
#6 Texas
26,174 5.1%
#7 Wisconsin
20,101 3.9%
#8 Pennsylvania
19,957 3.9%
California share of Julie's total US births 11.6%
Even split

59,326 of 510,948 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Julie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Julie?
510,948 babies have been named Julie since 1880. It currently ranks #767 among girls. The peak year was 1958 with 18,213 births.
When was Julie most popular?
Julie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 166,149 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Julie most popular?
The top states for the name Julie are California (59,326 births), Illinois (33,499 births), Michigan (30,803 births).
How long has the name Julie been used?
Julie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Julie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Julia, Juliana, Julianna, Juliette, 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, 1880–2024 (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.