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Juli

JOO-lee /dʒuˈli/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#7,133 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
15 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#564 in 1961
First recorded
1926

Meaning of Juli

Juli arrives like a soft breeze on a midsummer morning—a lively spin on the classic Julia with roots in the Latin Iulia, meaning “youthful” and “downy.” Pronounced JOO-lee (/dʒuˈli/), this four-letter name is as effortless to say as it is to adore. Though it flirts with the lower end of the top 1,000 girls’ names in the US, its relative rarity only sharpens its charm: parents won’t have to navigate a sea of Emilies or Sophies at the playground. With its sun-kissed vibes and subtle nod to the warmth of July, Juli feels both familiar and adventurous—an invitation to a lifetime of laughter, curiosity, and just a touch more sunshine.

How to pronounce Juli

English

Popularity of Juli in the U.S.

Juli was the #7,133 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 15 babies. It peaked at #564 in 1961. It first appears in the records in 1926.

Bar and line chart: Juli in the U.S., 1926–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 311 in 1961 and 15 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #564 in 1961, #7,133 in 2025.
  • Girls named Juli (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1926–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1926⁠–⁠2025 87 rows
Juli: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025157,133▲ 6,344
2024613,477▼ 2,308
2023811,169▼ 2,627
2022128,542▲ 1,020
2021109,562back (not recorded in 2020)
2019811,356▼ 1,550
2018109,806▲ 1,809
2017811,615▼ 756
2016910,859▼ 711
20151010,148▼ 631
2014119,517▼ 1,769
2013157,748▲ 460
2012148,208▲ 406
2011138,614▼ 1,397
2010177,217▲ 3,462
20091010,679▼ 2,570
2008158,109▲ 898
2007139,007▲ 2,410
2006911,417▼ 1,965
2005119,452▼ 4,244
2004245,208▲ 1,677
2003166,885▼ 756
2002186,129▲ 1,595
2001137,724▲ 303
2000128,027▼ 2,988
1999215,039▲ 1,034
1998166,073▼ 2,625
1997333,448▲ 1,135
1996224,583▲ 1,674
1995146,257▲ 2,547
199498,804▼ 4,704
1993254,100▼ 597
1992313,503▲ 314
1991273,817▼ 795
1990373,022▲ 143
1989333,165▼ 519
1988402,646▼ 447
1987492,199▼ 219
1986551,980▼ 32
1985561,948▲ 70
1984502,018▼ 179
1983571,839▼ 465
1982891,374▼ 121
19811031,253▲ 265
1980781,518▼ 286
19791051,232▲ 82
1978911,314▼ 11
1977891,303▼ 149
19761001,154▼ 106
19751131,048▼ 128
1974137920▼ 122
1973164798▲ 6
1972168804▼ 106
1971218698▼ 98
1970290600▲ 35
1969242635▲ 25
1968215660▼ 40
1967235620▲ 35
1966217655▼ 28
1965242627▲ 11
1964257638▼ 11
1963259627▼ 9
1962263618▼ 54
1961311564▲ 99
1960234663▼ 26
1959245637▼ 34
1958271603▲ 142
1957178745▲ 232
1956107977▲ 343
1955581,320▼ 202
1954781,118▲ 255
1953501,373▲ 150
1952401,523▲ 60
1951361,583▲ 288
1950261,871▲ 142
1949232,013▲ 242
1948192,255▼ 166
1947222,089▼ 119
1946221,970▲ 90
1945172,060▲ 227
1944152,287▲ 753
1943103,040▲ 698
194273,738▼ 179
194173,559back (not recorded in 1940)
193963,782▲ 560
193854,342back (not recorded in 1927–1937)
192673,873new

Notable people named Juli

  • Juli Inkster is an American Hall of Fame golfer with 31 LPGA Tour wins, including seven major championships.
  • Juli Furtado — Juliana Furtado is a retired American professional mountain biker who began her athletic career as a skier.
  • Juli Ashton is an American adult film actress and television personality.
  • Juli Grbac is an Australian fashion designer and the first winner of Project Runway Australia.