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Julius

Boy Latin #400 in 2023

Julius is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Julius

of uncertain origin, possibly from ἴουλος, i.e. the young, or from Latin t=devoted to Jove.

Popularity of Julius

Popularity, 1880–2023

795 births in 2023

1880 2023

83,013 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1918

1,416 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.