Given name & surname
Julis
“the child of Jove; one who is youthful”
Julis is a variant of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Julis is a variant 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
Julis is a variant of Julius. A possible origin is Roman, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Julis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 226
- 221 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 294 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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