Given name & surname
Jule
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”·“one who is playful; resembling a precious gem”·“the child of Jove; one who is youthful”
In German use, Jule is a diminutive of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.” Jule is a variant of Jewel. One French interpretation is “one who is playful; resembling a precious gem.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Jule is a diminutive of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.” Jule is a variant of Jewel. One French interpretation is “one who is playful; resembling a precious gem.” In English use, Jule is a short form of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Jule is a diminutive of Julia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin. Jule is a variant of Jewel. An origin associated with Jewel is Old French. In English use, Jule is a short form of Julius. A possible origin is Roman, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Jule is a diminutive of Julia. In English usage, Jule is a short form of Julius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Jule is a diminutive of Julia. The history of Julia gives this family its wider story. Julia’s historical associations include numerous early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jule through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,406
- 1,408 boys · 1,998 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 81 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 44% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,839 as a first name in 2020; 187 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jule’s family of names
In German usage, Jule is a diminutive of Julia. Jule has a related form in Julius. In German usage, Jule has a related form in Julia.
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Around the world
Jule has relatives in 3 languages.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Julieequivalent
- Julesequivalent
- Julyequivalent
- Juliequivalent
- Juleneequivalent
- Yuleequivalent
- Juleeequivalent
- Jolleequivalent
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People named Jule
- Jule BrandGerman footballerborn 2002
- Jule StyneBritish-born American songwriter (1905-1994)
- Jule NiemeierGerman tennis playerborn 1999
- Jule Gregory CharneyUS meteorologist (1917–1981)
- Jule HakeGerman sprint canoerborn 1999
- Jule BöweGerman actressborn 1969
- Jule SchieferGerman ice hockey player (born 2001)
- Jule Goikoetxea Mentxakaresearcherborn 1981
- Jule HermannGerman actressborn 2004
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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