Given name
Yulia
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
Yulia is a form of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Russian use, Yulia carries the interpretation “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.” Yulia is a form of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Russian.
How it developed
Yulia is used as a form of Julia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Yulia 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
Yulia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 607
- 0 boys · 607 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #4,542 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,542 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 2014. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,910 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.
Yulia’s family of names
Yulia is a form of Julia. Yulia has a related form in Yuliana. In English usage, Yulia has a related form in IULIIA.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 22
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 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Juliabase name
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People named Yulia
- Yulia Tsibulskayacomposerborn 1933
- Yulia KornievetsUkrainian footballerborn 1986
- Yulia YuzikRussian journalistborn 1981
- Yulia LivinskayaRussian freestyle skierborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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