Given name & surname
Julie
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
In German use, Julie is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Julie 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
In German use, Julie is a variant of Julia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Julie is used as a form of JuLia.
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 German use, Julie 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
Julie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 512,777
- 1,524 boys · 511,253 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 18,248 babies
- 2025
- 308
- #873 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 308 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 873 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18,215 in 1958. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (38). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 467,484 as a first name in 2020; 241 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.
Julie’s family of names
In English usage, Julie is a diminutive of Julia. In French usage, Julie is a feminine form of Iulius. In German usage, Julie has a related form in Juliette.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Julie has relatives in 14 languages.
17 related names in 14 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.
- Juliettediminutive · English, German
- Juliavariant · French, German
- Julesdiminutive · English
- Jullielikely variant
- Juladiminutive · Czech
- Julčadiminutive · Czech
- Julinkadiminutive · Czech
- Julkadiminutive · Czech
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Julie
- Julianne MooreBritish-American actress and author (born 1960)
- Julie AndrewsBritish actress, singer and author (born 1935)
- Julie ChristieBritish actressborn 1940
- Julie DelpyFrench and American actress, director, screenwriter and singerborn 1969
- Julie KavnerAmerican actressborn 1950
- Julie WaltersBritish actressborn 1950
- Julie Payette29th governor general of Canada, former CSA Astronaut (born 1963)
- Julie NewmarAmerican actress (b. 1933)
- Julie BenzAmerican actressborn 1972
Characters named Julie: Julie Mayer (fictional character on Desperate Housewives), Julie Finlay (fictional character), Julie Cooper (the Fox television series The O.C.), Julie James (I Know What You Did Last Summer).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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