Julya
How to say it: zhoo-LYAH · /ʒu.ˈlja/
Modern respelling of Julia from Latin 'youthful' - contemporary spelling giving a familiar classic fresh flair.
Julya was the 158th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 36% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #202 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #158 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 1,526 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −36% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #202 |
| In France, 2025 | #24 among girls’ names, 40 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Julya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Julya is about 1 in 64.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French.
In France: #24 for girls in 2025.
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