Given name & surname
July
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
July is a form of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
July is a form of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
July is used as a form of Julia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. July is a form 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
July through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,133
- 279 boys · 854 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #6,673 for girls · #6,270 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,673 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 14 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,444 as a first name in 2020; 542 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.
July’s family of names
July is a form of Julia. July has a related form in Julye.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Juliabase name
- Julieequivalent
- Jolieequivalent
- Juliequivalent
- Joliequivalent
- Julaequivalent
- Julyaequivalent
- Juleequivalent
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People named July
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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