Boys' name · since 1888
Julio
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 63,775 babies named Julio, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #432 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #641 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 63,775
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Julio currently ranks #641 among boys' names in America, with 63,775 babies recorded since 1888.
Julio has 63,775 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #641 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #432 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #641 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 63,775 born since 1888
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julio ranks #432 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #641 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 63,775 born since 1888, peaking in the 1990s.
- #432 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #641 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 63,775
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Julio's 63,775 recorded births place it above 99.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Julio compares
63,775 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Julio's all-time total is 173x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Julio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 63,775 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,556 | 34 | 22,252 |
Julio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Julio's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1899, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 1,556, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Julio popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 1,556
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Julio popularity over time - girls
422 total births recorded since 1923 (Julio as girls' name)
Julio by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13,841 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Julio's strongest decade.
13,841 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Julio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 75
1900s
75 births
- 1910s 563
1910s
563 births
- 1920s 1,317
1920s
1,317 births
- 1930s 1,111
1930s
1,111 births
- 1940s 1,292
1940s
1,292 births
- 1950s 2,566
1950s
2,566 births
- 1960s 4,052
1960s
4,052 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,050 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,330 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,841 births
- 2000s
2000s
12,779 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,848 births
- 2020s 2,940
2020s
2,940 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13,841 births (22% of all-time use).
How Julio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Julio's total volume
Julio by state
Where Julio concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17,262 | 27.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13,710 | 21.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 8,438 | 13.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,126 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,872 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 2,254 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,219 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 1,008 | 1.6% |
17,262 of 63,775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Julio appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Julio's data
- Julio's decade-level peak was the 1990s (13,841 total births); usage has since declined to 2,940 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Julios (17,262 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 Julio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Julio 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.