Julie

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A few things about Julie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Julie

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

Choose Julie and your child shares a first name with Julie Andrews, a British actress, singer and author. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Julie, like who?” Julie Andrews's Wikipedia article is available in 98 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,219 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Julie, 308 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Julie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJulie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Julies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1971, when it ranked #10. Today it's #872, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJulie was 4.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,083 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 5,219.
• 🍂TrendJulie has slipped 258 places over the last five years and now sits at #872. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJulie is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #395, followed by Maryland (#511) and Kansas (#578). It's in the top 1,000 in 17 states.

About the name Julie

Julie is a girl name of French, Greek and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-lie”. US birth records list Julie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked #10 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #872, with 308 babies.

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