Julia Name Popularity

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How popular is Julia?

In 2018 the popular name Julia, ranked the 93rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Julia has been a top 250 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #26 in 1880.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2001 with 8,837 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Julia in any given year was 737 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Julia occurred roughly during the years 1884-1888, 1897-1900, 1906-1915, 1936-1939, 1951-1957, 1977-1981, 1986-1991, and 1993-1998, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1969-1973.

Julia's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Julia has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Julia?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Julia is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Julia (Girl)		Julia (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		2,989	93	5	13,024
2017		3,116	93	< 5	--
2016		3,331	88	9	8,452
2015		3,373	89	< 5	--
2014		3,599	86	< 5	--
2013		3,749	75	< 5	--
2012		3,878	65	< 5	--
2011		4,348	57	9	8,405
2010		4,675	55	6	11,429
2009		4,993	50	< 5	--
2008		5,616	41	9	8,648
2007		6,131	34	7	10,309
2006		6,883	31	11	7,166
2005		7,085	31	9	7,969
2004		7,146	32	26	3,579
2003		7,434	33	18	4,518
2002		7,963	33	15	5,016
2001		8,837	27	11	6,225
2000		8,766	29	8	7,809
1999		8,751	30	10	6,265
1998		8,328	32	15	4,517
1997		7,340	37	10	5,858
1996		6,312	48	9	6,243
1995		5,411	62	16	3,958
1994		4,841	72	13	4,664
1993		4,660	72	17	3,736
1992		5,021	70	20	3,280
1991		5,363	67	19	3,269
1990		3,912	83	29	2,406
1989		3,369	96	57	1,468
1988		3,359	88	28	2,219
1987		3,329	86	19	2,775
1986		3,107	88	27	2,125
1985		3,204	85	31	1,890
1984		3,360	87	20	2,488
1983		3,382	85	20	2,454
1982		3,502	84	22	2,303
1981		3,669	88	24	2,167
1980		3,068	98	23	2,242
1979		2,567	122	11	3,689
1978		2,594	112	15	2,859
1977		2,065	142	14	2,978
1976		1,915	141	18	2,458
1975		2,002	137	13	2,993
1974		2,065	136	10	3,442
1973		2,092	136	6	4,792
1972		2,335	130	6	4,713
1971		2,607	130	12	2,896
1970		3,179	121	19	2,095
1969		3,713	100	13	2,484
1968		2,993	113	21	1,757
1967		2,774	122	6	3,758
1966		3,046	117	11	2,544
1965		3,101	124	13	2,318
1964		3,541	117	15	2,158
1963		3,569	122	18	1,928
1962		3,751	120	14	2,238
1961		3,905	116	13	2,372
1960		3,786	122	9	2,970
1959		3,935	118	17	2,011
1958		3,836	119	11	2,574
1957		3,688	122	14	2,234
1956		3,319	130	11	2,566
1955		3,288	131	18	1,879
1954		3,156	127	9	2,849
1953		2,972	124	9	2,813
1952		2,782	131	8	2,982
1951		2,747	127	15	2,013
1950		2,727	119	6	3,500
1949		2,923	112	10	2,526
1948		2,776	118	8	2,899
1947		2,953	116	13	2,208
1946		2,796	114	6	3,353
1945		2,327	115	15	1,821
1944		2,687	102	9	2,548
1943		2,972	95	14	2,031
1942		2,904	95	17	1,770
1941		2,845	88	15	1,855
1940		2,706	92	19	1,601
1939		2,637	91	23	1,410
1938		2,476	107	23	1,417
1937		2,283	112	24	1,391
1936		2,279	105	19	1,567
1935		2,342	102	16	1,793
1934		2,356	105	19	1,640
1933		2,403	97	12	2,157
1932		2,658	92	23	1,492
1931		2,624	91	19	1,668
1930		2,880	90	16	1,930
1929		2,950	88	32	1,251
1928		3,206	80	21	1,673
1927		3,586	76	16	2,084
1926		3,688	75	25	1,493
1925		4,047	65	20	1,774
1924		4,289	62	25	1,554
1923		4,323	62	23	1,622
1922		4,616	60	7	3,700
1921		4,737	58	15	2,212
1920		4,889	55	23	1,617
1919		4,950	48	23	1,555
1918		5,268	48	21	1,682
1917		5,078	47	24	1,461
1916		5,066	46	11	2,470
1915		4,831	44	11	2,377
1914		3,813	42	13	1,825
1913		3,195	42	13	1,543
1912		2,825	44	13	1,395
1911		2,158	44	10	1,162
1910		2,074	49	7	1,371
1909		1,931	45	5	1,583
1908		1,749	50	10	917
1907		1,680	49	< 5	--
1906		1,603	48	< 5	--
1905		1,642	47	< 5	--
1904		1,426	49	< 5	--
1903		1,447	48	< 5	--
1902		1,501	46	8	892
1901		1,362	46	16	497
1900		1,766	46	6	1,242
1899		1,297	47	< 5	--
1898		1,462	45	7	942
1897		1,380	45	5	1,146
1896		1,407	44	< 5	--
1895		1,380	45	< 5	--
1894		1,320	45	5	1,172
1893		1,367	40	11	634
1892		1,360	41	< 5	--
1891		1,200	43	6	909
1890		1,275	40	< 5	--
1889		1,201	40	< 5	--
1888		1,292	38	6	986
1887		1,043	39	6	875
1886		1,061	36	7	809
1885		1,062	32	7	803
1884		935	37	7	818
1883		875	34	< 5	--
1882		811	35	5	1,018
1881		737	30	< 5	--
1880		783	26	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.