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Julia

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Meaning

Roman Julius family-name association.

The source explains Julia through the Roman Julius family. This explains the formation rather than supplying one universal literal translation; the licensed Youthful gloss is not established by this account.

Origin

Latin feminine form of Julius.

GfdS records Latin ancestry and the feminine Julius formation. The retained French source label is not treated as a full history.

English pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒuːli.ə/

One English reading; the source also lists a compressed two-syllable US form.

Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.

Published name usage

Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.

Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
Canada2025Girls484 · preliminary402025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France2025Girls1,685 (rounded to 5)20Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France1900Boys5 (rounded to 5)672Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Girls190244Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland2025Girls13146Two rank discrepancies and alternate-view differences retained. Automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland2025Girls27154Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland2025Girls39118Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States2025Girls2,172131Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States2020Boys610605Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.

Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.

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Meaning: Roman Julius family-name association.

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The source explains Julia through the Roman Julius family. This explains the formation rather than supplying one universal literal translation; the licensed Youthful gloss is not established by this account. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.

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Nickname: Jools

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English given-name relationship. These spellings remain separate in popularity statistics.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Nickname: Jules

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English given-name relationship. These spellings remain separate in popularity statistics.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Origin: Latin feminine form of Julius.

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GfdS records Latin ancestry and the feminine Julius formation. The retained French source label is not treated as a full history. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.

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English pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːli.ə/

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One English reading; the source also lists a compressed two-syllable US form.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Related name: Giulia

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The reviewed Italian given-name section identifies Giulia as equivalent to English Julia. Native pronunciations and exact statistical series remain separate.

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Related name: Jule

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GfdS lists this as a name derived from Julia. This is a formation relationship, not an interchangeable spelling or an automatic nickname claim. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.

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Related name: Juliane

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GfdS lists this as a name derived from Julia. This is a formation relationship, not an interchangeable spelling or an automatic nickname claim. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.

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Related name: Julie

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GfdS lists this as a name derived from Julia. This is a formation relationship, not an interchangeable spelling or an automatic nickname claim. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.

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Related name: Julietta

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GfdS lists this as a name derived from Julia. This is a formation relationship, not an interchangeable spelling or an automatic nickname claim. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.

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Related name: Julius

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The source explicitly identifies Julia as the feminine form. Each name keeps its own usage and popularity records. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.

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Supporting evidence: GfdS: Julia’s Roman name-family history

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The source documents the Julius connection and derived forms. Existing Giulia, Jools, Jules and English pronunciation evidence remain unchanged. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.

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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk

Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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U.S. Social Security Administration

Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

License: Statistics Canada Open Licence

Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

License: CC BY 4.0

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.

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Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.

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