Jules
Featured in baby name books
Jules is a French form of Julian or Julius, meaning “Jove’s child”; writer Jules Verne is a famous bearer. Jules is also a form of Julia for girls. A badass namesake is Jules Léotard, the lawyer turned acrobat who invented the flying trapeze.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Jules in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jules against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jules is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jules in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 131 boys were named Jules, making it the #1393 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 9,383 boys have been named Jules, with the most (154) in 1928. It is most common, relative to births, in Louisiana, New York and Virginia.
In 2025, 88 girls were named Jules, making it the #2117 girls' name in the US. Since 1987, 2,084 girls have been named Jules, with the most (112) in 2017. It is most common, relative to births, in Missouri, Georgia and Florida.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Belgium (City of Brussels) | #139 boys | 17 | Ville de Bruxelles / City of Brussels open data (figures from Statbel), 2013-2022 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #3 boys | 289 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Canada (Quebec) | #14 boys | 332 | Retraite Québec (via Données Québec), 2025 |
| France | #6 boys | 3,040 | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), 2025 |
| Netherlands | #767 girls | 14 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Netherlands | #118 boys | 143 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Scotland | #762 boys | 3 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #97 boys | 73 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) | #13 boys | 61 | Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/OFS), 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #117 boys (all ages) | 6,354 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Switzerland | #385 boys (all ages) | 2,148 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), STATPOP, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Jules in other languages
- Julius Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Latin, Norwegian, Swedish
- Julie Czech, Dutch, English, French
- Julian Dutch, English, Polish
- Julien Dutch, English, French
- Gyula Hungarian
- Julio Spanish
- Juliusz Polish
Jules name days
- April 12 France
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Jules
There are 12 towns and villages with Jules in their name, in 5 countries.
🇭🇹 Haiti 6🇨🇦 Canada 2🇺🇸 United States 2🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 1🇲🇶 Martinique 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Case Jules | 🇲🇶 Martinique | – | Map |
| Jules | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Jules | Grand'Anse, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Jules | Sud-Est, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Jules | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Nan Jules | Artibonite, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Saint-Jules | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Saint-Jules | Sud, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Trou Jules | Nord-Ouest, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Jules Verne Park | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jules
There are 23 lakes and reservoirs with Jules in their name, in 2 countries.
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| Jules Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jules Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Jules | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Jules | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Jules | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Jules | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Jules | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Jules | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Jules | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Jules | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jules songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Jules in their title. The best known:
- Jules/Vega – Diggy-MO' (2009)
- Frühlingsgefühle (Jules Vernes remix) – Das Modul
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jules
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jules.
Jules Bergman
Jules Maenen
Jules de Corte
Fictional characters named Jules
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Jules as a pet name
FurryName has found 134 dogs named Jules in public pet registers, making it the #1,027 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (7), Cambridge (7), Corangamite Shire (1). Jules as a dog name →
FurryName has found 9 cats named Jules in public pet registers, making it the #1,041 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (7), Laval (2). Jules as a cat name →
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