Meaning of the nameJuly
- Female
- Latin origin
- Ju-ly
July is a spelling of the name Juli, which means “hypocoristic of Juliana, 'relating to Julius'”.
Meaning
“hypocoristic of Juliana, 'relating to Julius'”
Meaning of the name Juli, of which July is a spelling.
- People (2022)
- 3,488
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,507
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,587
- people
July in the 2022 Census
People with the first name July, 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 (1,099 people).
3,410 women 78 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 July is most common
States with the highest share of people named July in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 502 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 437 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 328 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 235 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 234 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 222 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 159 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 153 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 139 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 131 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 108 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 99 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 85 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 84 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 74 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 70 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 65 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 63 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 49 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 31 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling July
It swaps the final I for Y; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it as a spelling variant of Juli.
About the name Juli
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Juli as a hypocoristic of Juliana and classifies it as a brasileirismo (a Brazilianism), noting that the nickname of Julia, Juliana and similar names produced forms such as Juli and July in several languages. Juliana comes from Latin Iulianus, from Iulio, 'relating to Julius'; the origin of Julius is uncertain, perhaps from Greek iolous, 'downy-bearded', or linked to the god Jupiter, according to Behind the Name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,562 people named Juli, with a median age of 20. The name is used mostly as female, and the spellings with Y and with JH are recorded variants of the nickname.
Other spellings of Juli
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juliana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Julius · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name July
What does the name July mean?
July means “hypocoristic of Juliana, 'relating to Julius'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Juli, of which July is a spelling.
How many people are named July in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,488 people with the first name July, which ranks it number 3,507 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is July a boy's or a girl's name?
July is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,410 women and 78 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name July?
July is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is July most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named July (159 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of July?
Jully, Jhully, Juli and Jhuly. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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