Meaning of the nameJúlia
- Female
- Latin origin
- Jú-li-a
- Biblical name
Júlia is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Júlio, whose Roman family name perhaps comes from a Greek term for 'soft beard'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Júlio, a Roman family name possibly linked to the Greek for 'soft-bearded'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Julia · Behind the Name: Julius
- People (2022)
- 650,271
- Rank in Brazil
- #25
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 431,842
- people
Júlia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Júlia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (228,844 people).
646,239 women 4,032 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Júlia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Júlia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.419%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.398%
- São Paulo 0.395%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.392%
- Santa Catarina 0.381%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 175,196 | 0.395% |
| Minas Gerais | 75,222 | 0.366% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 62,853 | 0.392% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 43,363 | 0.398% |
| Paraná | 41,701 | 0.364% |
| Bahia | 36,590 | 0.259% |
| Santa Catarina | 28,979 | 0.381% |
| Pernambuco | 24,721 | 0.273% |
| Goiás | 20,759 | 0.294% |
| Pará | 15,551 | 0.192% |
| Ceará | 13,043 | 0.148% |
| Espírito Santo | 12,911 | 0.337% |
| Distrito Federal | 11,813 | 0.419% |
| Maranhão | 11,044 | 0.163% |
| Mato Grosso | 10,822 | 0.296% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 8,970 | 0.325% |
| Paraíba | 8,855 | 0.223% |
| Alagoas | 8,847 | 0.283% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 8,592 | 0.260% |
| Amazonas | 8,094 | 0.205% |
| Sergipe | 5,935 | 0.269% |
| Piauí | 4,751 | 0.145% |
| Rondônia | 4,043 | 0.256% |
| Tocantins | 3,422 | 0.226% |
| Amapá | 1,653 | 0.225% |
| Acre | 1,324 | 0.160% |
| Roraima | 1,217 | 0.191% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Júlia
Júlia comes from Latin Iulia, the feminine of Iulius, the name of a Roman family. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) probably links Iulius to the Greek iolous, 'sparse, soft beard', and Behind the Name says it perhaps comes from the Greek ioulos, 'soft-bearded', or is related to the name of the god Jupiter. Wiktionary records Júlia as a learned borrowing from Latin Iūlia, and Behind the Name notes that the name Julia appears briefly in the New Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 650,271 people named Júlia, with a median age of 14. Jhulia and Julya are among the spelling variants listed by the dictionary.
It is the traditional spelling, with an accent on the ú, and the most recorded in the group.
Other spellings of Júlia
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Julia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Julius · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Júlia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Julia · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Júlia
What does the name Júlia mean?
Júlia means “feminine form of Júlio, a Roman family name possibly linked to the Greek for 'soft-bearded'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Júlia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 650,271 people with the first name Júlia, which ranks it number 25 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Júlia a boy's or a girl's name?
Júlia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 646,239 women and 4,032 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Júlia?
Júlia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Júlia most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.419% of the state's population is named Júlia (11,813 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Júlia?
Julya, Jhulia and Jullia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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