Girl
Julia
As a girl's name, Julia traces back to Latin, where it is understood to mean "Youthful". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is familiar to most people. In total, about 434,412 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
LatinYouthful
LatinOf the Julii family
Also spelled: Julie
Births by decade
1900s
16,152
1910s
39,403
1920s
40,537
1930s
25,130
1940s
28,017
1950s
32,572
1960s
34,310
1970s
23,545
1980s
33,620
1990s
60,092
2000s
70,964
2010s
30,070
Peaked in the 2000s · 434,412 total U.S. births since 1900