US rank #598 Boys' name Peak 1990 63,334 births

Julio — #598 US boys' name

63,334 babies named Julio in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#598
of 14,243 boys in use

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

1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Julio was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

1,555 babies were named Julio in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Julio

The Social Security Administration has registered 63,334 babies named Julio between 1888 and 2024, spanning 137 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Julio currently holds the #598 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 1,555 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Julio performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13,839 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Julio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17,179 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Julio in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Julio 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 63,334 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.

Julio at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

63,334

Since 1888

137 years of records

Peak year

1990

1,555 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#598

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1888

Recorded for 137 years

Last year on file: 2024

Julio popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1888

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1990)
1,555
Annual births at peak — across 137 years of records
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Julio popularity over time — girls

422 total births recorded since 1923 (Julio as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 422 births
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Julio by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13,839 births that decade — 22% of Julio's all-time total
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Julio by state

Where Julio concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Julio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17,179 27.1%
#2 Texas
13,611 21.5%
#3 New York
8,421 13.3%
#4 Florida
3,102 4.9%
#5 Illinois
2,862 4.5%
#6 Arizona
2,229 3.5%
#7 New Jersey
2,199 3.5%
#8 Massachusetts
1,008 1.6%
California share of Julio's total US births 27.1%
Even split

17,179 of 63,334 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Julio appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Julio?
63,334 babies have been named Julio since 1888. It currently ranks #598 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 1,555 births.
When was Julio most popular?
Julio was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13,839 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Julio most popular?
The top states for the name Julio are California (17,179 births), Texas (13,611 births), New York (8,421 births).
How long has the name Julio been used?
Julio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 137 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Julio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Julian, Julius, Julien, Jules, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1888–2024 (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.