Julia is usually a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g. Julia of Corsica) but became rare during the Middle Ages, and was revived only with the Italian Renaissance. It became common in the English-speaking world only in the 18th century. Today, it is frequently used throughout the world.

Statistics

Julia was the 10th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and the 88th most popular name for women in the 1990 census there. It has been among the top 150 names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It was the 89th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Scotland in 2007; the 13th most popular name for girls born in Spain in 2006; the 5th most popular name for girls born in Sweden in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Belgium in 2006; the 53rd most popular name for girls born in Norway in 2007; the 70th most popular name for girls born in Hungary in 2005; the 19th most popular name for girls born in British Columbia, Canada in 2006; the 9th most popular name for girls born in Germany in 2005; the 2nd most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2013 and the most popular name in Austria. The programming language Julia, is a rare one using a feminine name (the, likely, earliest one is Ada, another earlier is Ruby and later Crystal). The language Julia is however not named after (a specific) woman, while Ada is named after the programmer pioneer

Ada Lovelace Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (''née'' Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the A ...

. Most languages aren't named after people, while e.g.

Pascal Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to: People and fictional characters * Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name * Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Blaise Pascal, Fren ...

and Haskell are named after men.

People

Ancient world

* Julia (women of the Julii Caesares): ** Julia (wife of Sulla) (c. 129 BC–c. 104 BC), first wife of Sulla **

Julia (wife of Marius) Julia (c. 130 BC – 69 BC) was the wife of the Roman consul Gaius Marius and a paternal aunt of future Roman dictator Julius Caesar. Biography Julia was the daughter of Gaius Julius Caesar and Marcia (daughter of praetor Quintus Marcius Rex). ...

(c. 130 BC–69 BC) ** Julia (mother of Mark Antony) (104 BC–after 39 BC) ** Julia Major (sister of Julius Caesar) (before 101 BC–?) **

Julia Minor (sister of Julius Caesar) Julia Minor (before 100 BC – 51 BC) was the second of two daughters of Gaius Julius Caesar and Aurelia. She was an elder sister of the dictator Julius Caesar, and the maternal grandmother of Rome's first emperor Augustus. Biography Bona Dea sc ...

(101 BC–51 BC), maternal grandmother of Emperor Augustus Caesar ** Julia (daughter of Caesar) (c. 76 BC–54 BC) ** Livia Drusilla (58 BC–29 AD), also known as Julia Augusta, wife of Emperor Augustus Caesar ** Julia the Elder (39 BC–14 AD), daughter of Emperor Augustus ** Julia Livia (before 14–43), granddaughter of Emperor Tiberius **Julia Agrippina or

Agrippina the Younger Julia Agrippina (6 November AD 15 – 23 March AD 59), also referred to as Agrippina the Younger, was Roman empress from 49 to 54 AD, the fourth wife and niece of Emperor Claudius. Agrippina was one of the most prominent women in the Julio-Claud ...

(15–59), daughter of the general Germanicus and fourth wife of Emperor Claudius **

Julia Drusilla Julia Drusilla (16 September AD 16 – 10 June AD 38) was a member of the Roman imperial family, the second daughter and fifth child of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder to survive infancy. She was the favorite sister of Emperor Caligula, wh ...

(16–38), daughter of Germanicus, sister of Caligula ** Julia Livilla (18-late AD 41 or early AD 42), daughter of Germanicus, youngest sister of Caligula **

(39–41), daughter of Emperor Caligula *

Julia the Younger Vipsania Julia Agrippina (19 BC – c. AD 29) nicknamed Julia Minor (Classical Latin: IVLIA•MINOR) and called Julia the Younger by modern historians, was a Roman noblewoman of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. She was emperor Augustus' first grandda ...

(actually Vipsania Julia, 19 BC–c. AD 29), daughter of Julia the Elder * Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa) (28–after 81), Julia Berenice, princess of the Herodian Dynasty * Julia Urania (), wife of Roman client king Ptolemy of Mauretania * Julia Bodina (), a slave, later freedwoman, of Julia Urania of Mauretania *Julia Procilla, mother of Gallo-Roman general Gnaeus Julius Agricola (40–93) * Julia Iotapa (daughter of Antiochus III) (before 17–c. 52), Queen of Commagene * Julia Iotapa (daughter of Antiochus IV) (c. 45–after 96), Queen of Cetis * Julia Iotapa (Cilician princess) (c. 80–2nd century), Princess of Cilicia * Julia Mamaea (wife of Polemon II of Pontus) (), second wife of Polemon II of Pontus * Julia (daughter of Tigranes VI of Armenia) (), Herodian Princess of Armenia * Julia Agricola (64–?), daughter of general Gnaeus Julius Agricola and wife to historian Tacitus * Julia Flavia (64–91), daughter of emperor Titus * Julia Balbilla (72–after 130), poet and companion of Hadrian's wife Vibia Sabina * Julia Tertulla (), daughter of suffect consul Gaius Julius Cornutus Tertullus * Julia Serviana Paulina (died before 136?), niece of Emperor

Hadrian Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman ''municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispania B ...

*Julia Crispina, princess and granddaughter of Julia Berenice *Julia Fadilla, younger half-sister to Emperor Antoninus Pius and paternal aunt to Empress Faustina the Younger * Julia Domna (160–217), empress and wife of Emperor Septimius Severus * Julia Maesa (c. 165–c. 224), Domna's sister * Julia Soaemias (180–222), daughter to Julia Maesa and mother of emperor Elagabalus * Julia Avita Mamaea (after 180–235), Soaemias' sister and mother of emperor Alexander Severus *Julia Severa or Severina (), daughter of Emperor Philip the Arab *One of the Martyrs of Zaragoza (died c. 303) *

Julia of Mérida Julia is usually a feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g. ...

(died 304), martyr * Julia of Corsica (died on or after 439), virgin martyr

Modern world

* Julia Carter Aldrich (1834–1924), American author * Júlia Almeida (born 1983), Brazilian actress * Julia A. Ames (1816–1891), American journalist, editor and temperance reformer * Julia Arthur (1869–1950), Canadian-born stage and film actress * Julia Barretto (born 1997), Filipino actress * Julia Bascom, 21st century American autism rights activist * Julie Billiart (1751–1816), French Catholic saint * Julia Boutros (born 1968), Lebanese singer * Julia Budd (born 1983), Canadian martial artist * Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney (1823–1908), American educator and poet *

Julia Child Julia Carolyn Child (née McWilliams; August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American cooking teacher, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, '' ...

(1912–2004), American gourmet cook, author and television personality * Julia Clarete (born 1979), Filipino singer and actress *

Julia Cohen Julia Cohen (born March 23, 1989) is an American former professional tennis player. In 2001, she won the USTA National Spring Championships 12-Under Division Championship. In her career, Cohen won five singles and four doubles titles on the ITF ...

(born 1989), American tennis player * Julia Colman (1828–1909), American educator, activist, editor and writer * Julia Pleasants Creswell (1827–1886), American poet and novelist * Julia Dean (actress, born 1830) (1830–1868), American stage actress * Julia Dean (actress, born 1878) (1878–1952), American stage and film actress * Julia de Burgos (1914–1953), Puerto Rican poet *

Julia C. R. Dorr Julia Caroline Ripley Dorr (February 13, 1825 – January 18, 1913) was an American author who published both prose and poetry. Although she wrote a number of novels and works on travel, she was best known for her poetry. Her work was conservativ ...

(1825–1913), American author * Julia Dorsey (1850-1919), African-American suffragist * Julia Duffy (born 1951), American actress * Julia Duporty (born 1971), Cuban sprinter * Julia Knowlton Dyer (1829–1927), American philanthropist * Julia Fischer (born 1983), German violinist * Julia Wheelock Freeman (1833–1900), American Civil War nurse *

Julia Gillard Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, holding office as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She is the first and only ...

(born 1961), Australian politician, Prime Minister * Julia Glushko (born 1990), Israeli tennis player * Julia Goddard (1825–1896), British children's writer and animal welfare campaigner *

Julia Gordon Julia Gordon is a mathematician at the University of British Columbia whose research concerns algebraic geometry, including representation theory, -adic groups, motivic integration, and the Langlands program. Gordon earned her PhD at the Univer ...

, Canadian mathematician * Julia Swayne Gordon (1878–1933), American actress *

Julia Görges Julia Görges (born 2 November 1988) is a German former professional tennis player. A former top-ten singles player, she was ranked as high as No. 9 in the world on 20 August 2018, and was ranked inside the top 15 in doubles, peaking at world No ...

(born 1988), German tennis player * Julia Grant (1826–1902), wife of US President Ulysses Grant * Julia Boynton Green (1861–1957), American poet * Julia Hamburg (born 1986), German politician * Julia Haworth (born 1979), British actress * Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910), American abolitionist, social activist and poet *

Julia Hütter Julia Hütter (born 26 July 1983) is a female pole vaulter from Germany. She set her personal best (4.57 metres) on 10 August 2007 at a meet in Leverkusen Leverkusen () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the R ...

(born 1983), German pole vaulter * Julia Irwin (born 1951), Australian politician *

Julia Klöckner Julia Klöckner (born 16 December 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. ...

(born 1972), German politician * Julia Kwan, Canadian screenwriter and director * Julia Lathrop (1858–1932), American social reformer * Julia Ledóchowska, birth name of Ursula Ledóchowska (1865–1939), Roman Catholic saint * Julia Lennon (1914–1958), mother of John Lennon * Julia Lipnitskaya (born 1998), Russian figure skater * Julia Louis-Dreyfus (born 1961), American actress, co-star of the TV series ''Seinfeld'' * Julia Mancuso (born 1984), American skier * Julia Marlowe (1865–1950), English-born American actress * Julia Harris May (1833–1912), American poet, teacher and school founder * Julia E. McConaughy (1834–1885), American litterateur and author * Julia Menéndez (born 1985), Spanish field hockey defender * Julia Michaels (born 1993), American singer and songwriter *

Julia Montes Mara Hautea Schnittka (; born March 19, 1995), known professionally as Julia Montes (), is a Filipino-German actress and model. She is one of the most sought-after actresses in the country and has been hailed as the “''Royal Princess of Dram ...

(born 1995), Filipino-German actress *

Julia A. Moore Julia Ann Moore (née Julia Ann Davis; December 1, 1847 – June 5, 1920) was an American poetaster. Like Scotland's William McGonagall, she is best known for writing notoriously bad poetry. Biography Young Julia grew up on her family's Mi ...

(1847–1920), American poet * Julia Morgan (1872–1957), American architect * Julia Morton (1912–1996), American author and botanist *

Julia Murney Julia Kathleen Murney (born January 14, 1969) is an American actress and singer, also known for television commercial voice-overs. Until 2005, she was commonly known as the Broadway actress who had technically never appeared on Broadway. This wa ...

(born 1969), American actress and singer *

Julia Nesheiwat Julia Nesheiwat is an American national security adviser who served as the 11th homeland security advisor in the Trump administration from 2020 to 2021. She also served in the Bush and Obama administrations. Early life and education The daughte ...

, Arab-American US Army soldier and advisor * Julia Newmeyer (born 1933), American actress better known as Julie Newmar * Julia Nyberg (1784–1854), Swedish poet * Julia Ormond (born 1965), British actress * Julia Anna Orum (1843-1904), American educator, lecturer, and author * Julia Perez (1980–2017), Indonesian actress, singer, presenter, model and comedian * Julia Pérez Montes de Oca (1839–1875), Cuban poet * Julia Phillips (1944–2002), American film producer and author * Julia Piera (born 1970), Spanish poet *

Julia Jones Pugliese Julia Jones-Pugliese (May 9, 1909 – March 6, 1993) was an American national champion foil and épée fencer and fencing coach. Early and personal life She was born Julia Jones, in New York, New York, and was Jewish. She graduated New Yor ...

(1909–1993), American fencer and fencing coach * Julia Rais (born 1971), Malaysian film actress and princess * Julia Roberts (born 1967), American actress * Julia Sakara (born 1969), Zimbabwean middle-distance runner * Julia Sanderson (1888–1975), American actress and singer * Julia Sawalha (born 1968), British actress * Julia Schruff (born 1982), German retired tennis player * Julia Stiles (born 1981), American actress * Julia H. Scott (1809–1842), American poet * Julia Sude (born 1987), German beach volleyball player * Julia Sweeney (born 1959), American actor and comedian *

Julia Vakulenko Julia Olehivna Vakulenko ( uk, Юлія Оле́гівна Вакуленко; born July 10, 1983) is a Ukraine-born female tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of No. 32 in November 2007. In April, 2008, Vakulenko renounced her U ...

(born 1983), Ukrainian tennis player * Julia Rush Cutler Ward (1796–1824), American poet * Julia Wells (born 1935), English actress, singer and author better known as

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Fi ...

* Julia Wilson (born 1978), Australian rower *

Julia Winter ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 2005 musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Hi ...

(born 1993), Swedish-British actress *

Julia A. Wood Julia A. Wood (after marriage, Kauffman; February 10, 1840 – March 29, 1927) was an American writer and composer, known for her musical and literary talents. In addition to publishing a travel book with autobiography and some compositions, she ...

(1840–1927), American writer and composer * Julia Amanda Sargent Wood (pen name, Minnie Mary Lee; 1825–1903), American author * Julia McNair Wright (1840–1903), American writer * Julia Evelyn Ditto Young (1857–1915), American novelist and poet

Fictional characters

* Julia (''Nineteen Eighty-Four''), a character in '' Nineteen Eighty-Four'' by George Orwell * Julia (''Rave Master''), a character in manga series '' Rave Master'' * Julia (''Sesame Street''), a character with autism in the children's television series '' Sesame Street'' *Julia, a character in ''

The Ragwitch ''The Ragwitch'' is a young adult horror/fantasy novel by Garth Nix. The book was first published in 1990 by Pan Macmillan. It was again published in 1995 by Tor Books and first published in Great Britain in 2005 by HarperCollins. Summary Jul ...

'' by Garth Nix *Julia, a character in William Shakespeare's play ''

Two Gentlemen of Verona ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first tent ...

'' * Julia, a character in the anime series '' Cowboy Bebop'' * Julia Chang, character in the ''Tekken'' video game series *Julia "Jules" Cobb, a character played by Courteney Cox on the comedy series '' Cougar Town'' *Julia Crichton, the female protagonist in '' Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos'' * Julia Fernandez, a character from the manga and anime ''Beyblade G-Revolutions'' *Julie "Finn" Finlay, a character played by Elisabeth Shue in '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' *Julia Flyte, a character in '' Brideshead Revisited'' by Evelyn Waugh *Julia Graham, a character in the 2010 adaptation of '' Parenthood'' *Julia Houston, a character played by Debra Messing on the TV series ''

Smash Smash may refer to: People * Smash (wrestler) (born 1959), professional wrestler * Moondog Rex, another professional wrestler who briefly wrestled as the original Smash, before being replaced by the above. * DJ Smash, DJ and music producer A ...

'' * Julia McNamara, a character on the U.S. television series '' Nip/Tuck'' *Julia Sugarbaker, a character in the sitcom '' Designing Women'' *Donna Julia, a character in the poem " Don Juan" by Lord Byron *Julia Ogden, a character in the Canadian television series ''

Murdoch Mysteries ''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick B ...

'' *Julia Argent, a character from the Netflix series, '' Carmen Sandiego (TV series)'' *Julia Baker, a character from the 1960's television series, '' Julia (American TV series)''

List of variants

*Džūlija, Jūlija ( Latvian) *Gillian (English) *Giulia ( Italian) *Giuliana ( Italian) *Giulietta ( Italian) *Ίουλα, ''Íoula, Íula'' ( Greek) *Ιουλία, ''Ioulía, Iulía'' ( Greek) *Ιουλιέττα or Ιουλιέτα, ''Ioulietta/Ioulieta, Iulietta/Iulieta'' ( Greek) *Iuliana, Iouliana (Ιουλιάνα) ( Greek) *Iulianna, Ioulianna (Ιουλιάννα) ( Greek) *Iúile ( Irish) *Iulia ( Bulgarian, Hawaiian, Romanian) *Iuliana ( Romanian) *Jill (English) *Jillian (English) *Jovita ( Spanish) *Jules (English) *Juli ( Hungarian) *Júlia (

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

, Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak) *Júlía ( Icelandic) *Juliana ( Dutch, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish) *Juliane (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, German) *Julianna (English, Hungarian, Polish) *Julianne (English) *Julie ( Czech, Danish, English,

, Norwegian) *Julienne (

) *Julienna (

) *Juliet (English) *Julia ( Portuguese, Spanish) *Julieta, Julietta ( Spanish) *Juliette (

) *Julija (

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

, Serbo-Croatian,

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

, Slovene) *Jūlija ( Latvian) *Julijana ( Slovene) *Julinka ( Hungarian) *Juliska ( Hungarian) *Julcia, Julka, Julia ( Polish) *Julitta (Dutch) *Juulia (

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

, Finnish) *Uliana (Ульяна) ( Russian) *Ulyana ( Ukrainian) *Xhulia (

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

) *Xhuliana (Albanian) *Xulia ( Galician) *Xiana (Galician) *Yulia (Юлия) ( Russian) *Yulia, Yuliia (Юлія) ( Ukrainian) *Yuliana (Bulgarian, Russian) *Yuliya (Bulgarian, Russian) *Julija (

)

References

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