Given name & surname
Jules
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”·“the child of Jove; one who is youthful”
In English use, Jules is a diminutive of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.” In English use, Jules is an affectionate form of Julian. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is vouthful Julien, Julira.uscant eni Jaun., ilano blyon,.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jules is a diminutive of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.” In English use, Jules is an affectionate form of Julian. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is vouthful Julien, Julira.uscant eni Jaun., ilano blyon,.” Jules is a 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 English use, Jules is a diminutive of Julia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin. In English use, Jules is an affectionate form of Julian. An origin associated with Julian is Greek. Jules is a form of Julius. A possible origin is Roman, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Jules is used as a form of Julius. In English use, Jules is used as an affectionate form of Julian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Jules 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
Jules through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,467
- 9,383 boys · 2,084 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 221 babies
- 2025
- 219
- #1,396 for boys · #2,131 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 52% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 131 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,396 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 154 in 1928. It also appeared in 88 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,010 as a first name in 2020; 3,384 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.
Jules’s family of names
In English usage, Jules is a diminutive of Julie. In English usage, Jules shares an earlier linguistic root with Julius. Jules has a related form in Julia.
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Around the world
Jules has relatives in 26 languages.
28 related names in 26 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Julianfull form · English, German
- Juliafull form · English
- Juliusfull form · English, Norwegian Bokmål
- Juliefull form · English
- Juliannefull form · English
- Juliannfull form · English
- Julleslikely variant
- Joolsvariant · English
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Across languages 28
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jules
- Jules VerneFrench writer (1828–1905)
- Cardinal MazarinFrench cardinal and statesman1602–1661
- Jules MicheletFrench historian; popularized the historical concept of the Renaissance1798–1874
- Jules RenardFrench author (1864-1910)
- Jules BordetBelgian immunologist and microbiologist (1870-1961)
- Jules MassenetFrench composer (1842–1912)
- Jules Rimetfounder of association football institutions (1873–1956)
- Jules GrévyFrench statesman and lawyer (1807–1891)
- Jules A. HoffmannFrench biologistborn 1941
Characters named Jules: Jules Maigret (fictional French police detective).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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