Boys' name · since 1880
Julius
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 84,628 babies named Julius, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #424 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 84,628
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
84,628 babies have been named Julius since 1880, making it today's #424 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Julius recorded 84,628 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #424 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #349 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #424 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 84,628 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julius ranks #349 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #424 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 84,628 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #424 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 84,628
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Julius's 84,628 recorded births place it above 99.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Julius compares
84,628 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Julius's all-time total is 229x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Julius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 84,628 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,416 | 34 | 22,252 |
Julius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Julius's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 129 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 1,416, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Julius popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 1,416
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Julius popularity over time - girls
410 total births recorded since 1888 (Julius as girls' name)
Julius by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10,982 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Julius's strongest decade.
10,982 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Julius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,605
1880s
1,605 births
- 1890s 1,717
1890s
1,717 births
- 1900s 2,038
1900s
2,038 births
- 1910s
1910s
10,193 births
- 1920s
1920s
10,982 births
- 1930s
1930s
6,122 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,562 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,348 births
- 1960s 4,155
1960s
4,155 births
- 1970s 3,766
1970s
3,766 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,140 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,512 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,190 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,945 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,353 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10,982 births (13% of all-time use).
How Julius 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 Julius's total volume
Julius by state
Where Julius concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8,548 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,938 | 7.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5,155 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 4,074 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 4,051 | 4.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 3,988 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 3,577 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 3,550 | 4.2% |
8,548 of 84,628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Julius appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Julius's data
- Julius's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10,982 total births) through the 2020s (5,353) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Juliuss (8,548 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Julius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
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 Julius 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.