Given name & surname
Juli
“the child of Jove; one who is youthful”·“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
Juli is a variant of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain. Juli is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Juli is a variant of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain. Juli 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
Juli is a variant of Julius. A possible origin is Roman, although the derivation remains uncertain. Juli is a variant of Julia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Juli is a diminutive of Júlia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Juli 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
Juli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,351
- 0 boys · 6,351 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 311 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,290 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +46%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,290 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 311 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,103 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.
Juli’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Juli is a diminutive of Júlia. Juli has a related form in Julia. Juli has a related form in Julius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Juli has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Juli
- Juli ZehGerman writerborn 1974
- Julio GonzálezSpanish artist (1876–1942)
- Yuli RaizmanSoviet film director, screenwriter (1903-1994)
- Yuli TamirIsraeli academic and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 2003 and 2010, and as Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Educationborn 1954
- Yuli VorontsovRussian diplomat (1929-2007)
- Juli Inksterprofessional golferborn 1960
- Juli SánchezAndorran footballerborn 1978
- Juli MinovesAndorran diplomat and politicianborn 1969
- JuliSpanish footballerborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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