Julie

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Julia in BR Brazil, PL Poland, AR Argentina and 10 more, Юлия in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, TR Türkiye and 1 more, Юлія in UA Ukraine and Juli in IN India.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 17 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Julie is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name2.2M records spelled Julie24 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Brazil, Philippines

  Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Juliê, Julié, Jùlie, Ju'Lie, Julìe

• a separate given name428K records spelled Julie3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy

  Also written Juliê, Julié

• Hungarian given name18K records spelled Julie6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Hungary, United States, Finland, United Kingdom

  Languages: Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Jùlîe, Jülie, Jûlìe

• Italian given name14K records spelled Julie2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, San Marino

  Also written Jülie

• Thai given name12K records spelled Julie26 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, United States, Laos, United Kingdom

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written Juli, Chulee, จุลี, จูลี่, Jun

• Russian given name9.0K records spelled Julie16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Canada

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Джули, Жюли, Julee, Giuly, Julîe

• a separate given name8.0K records spelled Julie8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Jųĺię, Jűlîe, Jùlie, Julié, Juliê

83 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Julie is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, French feminine form of Julia/Julius, from Latin Iulius.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• French form of Julia. This was imported to the English-speaking world in the 1920s, and for some reason has become enormously popular. Its popularity was increased in the 1960s by the fame of the actresses Julie Harris (b. 1925), Julie Andrews (b. 1935 as Julia Wells), and Julie Christie (b. 1940).

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, possibly for the month-name July; compare Averill . Further information: Other surnames apparently derived from month-names have different or ambiguous origins; see for example January . Some early spellings similar to July in SW England may represent a locative name from Uley (Gloucs).

  as a name·The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland

• A pet form of Juliet, now sometimes used as an independent name, and becoming increasingly popular.

  as a name·Irish first names

• In English, A female given name from French Julie, popular in the latter half of the 20th century, equivalent to English Julia.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Julie Claryb. 1771FRQueen consort of Naples and Spain (1771-1845)
• Louise of Hesse-Kasselb. 1817DEnot in their usual namequeen consort of Denmark from 1863 to 1898
• Julie Andrewsb. 1935GBBritish actress, singer and author (born 1935)
• Julie Christieb. 1940GBBritish actress
• Julie Kavnerb. 1950USAmerican actress
• Julianne Mooreb. 1960USnot in their usual nameBritish-American actress and author
• Paula Abdulb. 1962USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality
• Julie Payetteb. 1963CA29th governor general of Canada, former CSA Astronaut (born 1963)
• Julie Delpyb. 1969FRFrench and American actress, director, screenwriter and singer
• Julie Benzb. 1972USAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,768 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Julie?

We estimate roughly 1.9 million people bear Julie (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Julie have the most bearers?

Julie is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled юлия.

How common is Julie compared with other names?

In Russia, Julie is the 8th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Julie a male or female name?

Julie is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Julie mean?

Recorded meaning: Pet form of Juliet, now sometimes independent and increasingly popular.