Meaning of the nameJullia
- Female
- Latin origin
- Jul-li-a
- Biblical name
Jullia is a spelling of the name Júlia, which means “feminine form of Júlio, a Roman family name possibly linked to the Greek for 'soft-bearded'”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Júlio, a Roman family name possibly linked to the Greek for 'soft-bearded'”
Meaning of the name Júlia, of which Jullia is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Julia · Behind the Name: Julius
- People (2022)
- 3,929
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,232
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,386
- people
Jullia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jullia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,750 people).
3,915 women 0 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 Jullia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jullia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 981 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 532 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 508 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 264 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 215 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 212 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 191 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 163 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 104 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 91 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 87 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 63 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 58 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 39 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jullia
It doubles the middle L; almost everyone with this spelling was born in the 2000s or later.
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.
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 Jullia
What does the name Jullia mean?
Jullia 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. This is the meaning of the name Júlia, of which Jullia is a spelling.
How many people are named Jullia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,929 people with the first name Jullia, which ranks it number 3,232 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Jullia a boy's or a girl's name?
Jullia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,915 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Jullia?
Jullia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jullia most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jullia (532 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jullia?
Júlia, Julya and Jhulia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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