Julia
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Julia comes from the Roman clan name Julius and means “young” or “youthful.” Julia is also read as “soft-haired.” Julia evokes ancient Rome and Hollywood alike, with Julia Roberts reviving it and Julia Child adding warmth. In the Bible, Paul greets a Christian woman named Julia in Romans; in Orwell’s 1984, Julia is Winston Smith’s rebellious lover.
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Usage of Julia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Julia 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 Julia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Julia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,172 girls were named Julia, making it the #131 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 476,250 girls have been named Julia, with the most (8,838) in 2001. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Hawaii and Alaska.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Julia in other languages
- Juli Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Juliana Dutch, English, Spanish, Swedish
- Julie Czech, Dutch, English, French
- Julija Serbian, Slovenian
- Јулија Macedonian, Serbian
- Юлия Bulgarian, Russian
- Giulia Italian
- Hülya Turkish
- Jolia Albanian
- Julita Polish
- Juulia Finnish
- Júlía Icelandic
- Yulia English
- Джулия Bulgarian
- Юлія Ukrainian
Julia name days
- December 10 Czech Republic
- February 16 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Julia
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Julia, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Julia (Category 1) | 2022 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Julia | 2016 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Hurricane Julia (Category 4) | 2010 | North Atlantic | 222 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Julia
There are 212 towns and villages with Julia in their name, in 27 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 93🇨🇺 Cuba 25🇧🇷 Brazil 20🇨🇴 Colombia 16🇪🇸 Spain 7🇵🇪 Peru 7🇨🇱 Chile 6🇺🇸 United States 5
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| La Julia | Nacional, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 12,575 | Map |
| Julia Creek | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | 667 | Map |
| Saint-Julia | Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France | 374 | Map |
| Marina Julia | Friuli Venezia Giulia, 🇮🇹 Italy | 325 | Map |
| Santa Julia | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 105 | Map |
| Santa Julia | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 103 | Map |
| Santa Julia | Ica, 🇵🇪 Peru | 89 | Map |
| Santa Julia | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 50 | Map |
| Santa Julia | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 46 | Map |
| Port Julia | South Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | 45 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Julia
There are 26 lakes and reservoirs with Julia in their name, in 8 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 17🇨🇦 Canada 3🇦🇺 Australia 1🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1🇵🇪 Peru 1
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| Julia Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Julia Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Julia Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Julia Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Julia Lake | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Julia Lake | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Julia | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Julia | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Laguna Julia | Loreto, 🇵🇪 Peru | Map |
| Lake Julia | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Julia songs
25 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Julia in their title. The best known:
- Julia – Paul McCartney (1968)
- Julia Dream – Roger Waters (1968)
- Anxiety (Julia Michaels song) – Julia Michaels (2019)
- Julia – Annie Lennox (1984)
- Julia – Chris Rea (1993)
- Julia – Nick & Simon (2013)
- Julia – Tokio (1997)
- Julia Florida – Agustín Pío Barrios
- Julia Says – Wet Wet Wet (1995)
- All Because of You (Julia Volkova)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Julia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Julia.
Julia Allison
Julia Ann
Julia Baird
Julia Bodmer
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Fictional characters named Julia
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.
Julia as a pet name
FurryName has found 59 dogs named Julia in public pet registers, making it the #1,919 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (3), Worcester (2), Richmond (1). Julia as a dog name →
FurryName has found 7 cats named Julia in public pet registers, making it the #1,507 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (5), Surf Coast Shire (1), Tacoma (1). Julia as a cat name →
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