The story behind Julia
From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius. Further popularized by early Christian saints. Doublet of Julie.
Other language forms and explanations (5)
Dutch entry
Borrowed from Latin Iūlia.
Finnish entry
From Latin Iūlia, a feminine form of Julius.
French entry
From Latin Iūlia. A Latinate variant of Julie.
Polish entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Iūlia.
Spanish entry
Borrowed from Latin Iūlia.
Pronunciation
General-American: /ˈd͡ʒu.ljə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /ˈd͡ʒuːli.ə/
- Dutch: /ˈjy.li.aː/
- Finnish: /ˈju(ː)liɑ/
- Finnish: [ˈju(ː)liɑ̝]
- French: /ʒy.lja/
- Polish: /ˈju.lja/
- Spanish: /ˈxulja/
- Spanish: [ˈxu.lja]
Popularity
Julia ranked #131 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Julia
Johanna
From Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Joseba
Coined by Sabino Arana in 1910, a learned borrowing from Latin Iōsēphus (“Joseph”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Júlia
Learned borrowing from Latin Iūlia. Derived from Latin Iūlia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Juliana
From Middle English Juliana, from Latin Iūliāna. Borrowed from Latin Iūliāna, feminine form of Iūliānus. Learned borrowing from Latin Iūliāna. Learned borrowing from Latin…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Justina
Borrowed from Latin Iustīna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Juulia
Variant of Julia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Julia
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Baldovino
From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Barbra
A female given name from Latin, a nonstandard spelling of Barbara. Associated with Barbra Streisand, who changed the spelling of her name from Barbara.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Julia
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length