Given name & surname
Julio
“the child of Jove; one who is youthful”
Julio is a form of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Julio 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
Julio is a form of Julius. A possible origin is Roman, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Julio is used as a form of Julius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Julio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 64,197
- 63,775 boys · 422 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 1,564 babies
- 2025
- 436
- #641 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 436 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 641 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,556 in 1990. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (99). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 124,934 as a first name in 2020; 1,347 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.
Julio’s family of names
Julio shares a linguistic root with Julius. In Spanish usage, Julio has a conventional equivalent in the French form Jules. Julio is a form of Julius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Julio has relatives in 8 languages.
6 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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.
People named Julio
- Julio CortázarArgentine writer and translator (1914–1984)
- Julio SalinasSpanish association football playerborn 1962
- Julio César BaldiviesoBolivian association football playerborn 1971
- Julio María Sanguinetti35th and 37th President of Uruguayborn 1936
- Julio CruzArgentine footballerborn 1974
- Julio EncisoParaguayan association football playerborn 2004
- Julio César Turbay AyalaPresident of Colombia (1916-2005)
- Julio OlarticoecheaArgentine association football playerborn 1958
- Julio César PinheiroBrazilian association football playerborn 1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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