Julius

Meaning: Possibly 'downy-bearded youth' or 'devoted to Jove'
Origin: Latin, of uncertain further origin

Boy's name · #424 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Julius holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#424 in 2025). About 85,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#26 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #116 in Austria (2025) · #129 in Netherlands (2025) · #166 in Sweden (2025) · #356 in Switzerland (2025) · #379 in Norway (2025) · #452 in New Zealand (2025) · #678 in Belgium (2025) · #989 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,603 in France (2025) · #689 in Canada (2024).

Famous Juliuses

Julius Caesar — Roman general and dictator
Julius II — Pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
Julius Nyerere — Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)
Julius I — Head of the Catholic Church from 337 to 352
Julius III — Pope of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555

In stories & tradition

Julius (Dr. Hibbert) — The Simpsons (TV series)
Julius No — Dr. No (book)
Julius the Cat — Alice Cans the Cannibals (film)

What Juliuses become

Among 5,192 notable people named Julius:

Business leaders appear 2.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Julius Maggi, Swiss businessman (1846–1912).

Similar names: Jules · Lewis · Julien · Salvatore · Cornelius · Cassius

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