Given name
Julee
“the child of Jove; one who is youthful”·“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
Julee is a variant of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain. Julee is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Julee is a variant of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain. Julee is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Julee is a variant of Julius. A possible origin is Roman, although the derivation remains uncertain. Julee is a variant of Julia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Julee is a variant 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
Julee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,788
- 0 boys · 2,788 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 100 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 100 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,785 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Julee’s family of names
Julee has a related form in Julia. Julee has a related form in Julius.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Julee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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