Julio
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HOO-lee-oh
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #641 for boys
Julio is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “possibly downy-bearded or youthful”. In 2025 it ranked 641st for boys in the US (436 babies).
What does Julio mean?
Latin: Spanish form of Julius
“possibly downy-bearded or youthful”
The Spanish form of Julius, the Roman family name of Julius Caesar; in Spanish julio is also the month of July.
Is Julio a girl's or a boy's name?
Julio is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 436 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Julio in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Julio in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Julio in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Julio in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #641among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 436about 1 in 3,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 436 boys in the US were named Julio, making it the 641st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 542nd. Its busiest year was 1990, with 1,556 boys. It first appears in the records in 1888.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Julio than any year since 1966.
Half of all the boys named Julio in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Julio in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 436 | #641 |
| 2024 | 475 | #600 |
| 2023 | 511 | #573 |
| 2022 | 538 | #555 |
| 2021 | 458 | #606 |
| 2020 | 522 | #542 |
| 2019 | 540 | #529 |
| 2018 | 541 | #524 |
| 2017 | 581 | #499 |
| 2016 | 626 | #488 |
| 2015 | 664 | #458 |
| 2014 | 655 | #453 |
| 2013 | 718 | #410 |
| 2012 | 776 | #383 |
| 2011 | 819 | #363 |
| 2010 | 928 | #338 |
| 2009 | 1,061 | #304 |
| 2008 | 1,200 | #284 |
| 2007 | 1,306 | #266 |
| 2006 | 1,415 | #240 |
| 2005 | 1,517 | #227 |
| 2004 | 1,222 | #268 |
| 2003 | 1,158 | #271 |
| 2002 | 1,274 | #255 |
| 2001 | 1,320 | #254 |
| 2000 | 1,306 | #256 |
| 1999 | 1,244 | #252 |
| 1998 | 1,192 | #250 |
| 1997 | 1,288 | #238 |
| 1996 | 1,451 | #213 |
| 1995 | 1,284 | #233 |
| 1994 | 1,316 | #220 |
| 1993 | 1,455 | #206 |
| 1992 | 1,543 | #201 |
| 1991 | 1,512 | #204 |
| 1990 | 1,556 | #194 |
| 1989 | 1,186 | #229 |
| 1988 | 1,024 | #236 |
| 1987 | 1,009 | #232 |
| 1986 | 994 | #234 |
| 1985 | 887 | #256 |
| 1984 | 948 | #235 |
| 1983 | 768 | #270 |
| 1982 | 830 | #263 |
| 1981 | 887 | #249 |
| 1980 | 797 | #270 |
| 1979 | 825 | #257 |
| 1978 | 743 | #265 |
| 1977 | 718 | #272 |
| 1976 | 760 | #258 |
| 1975 | 764 | #259 |
| 1974 | 726 | #264 |
| 1973 | 652 | #282 |
| 1972 | 614 | #302 |
| 1971 | 604 | #312 |
| 1970 | 644 | #307 |
| 1969 | 578 | #320 |
| 1968 | 466 | #359 |
| 1967 | 466 | #345 |
| 1966 | 351 | #404 |
| 1965 | 375 | #406 |
| 1964 | 391 | #404 |
| 1963 | 406 | #400 |
| 1962 | 335 | #436 |
| 1961 | 339 | #434 |
| 1960 | 345 | #433 |
| 1959 | 294 | #465 |
| 1958 | 301 | #452 |
| 1957 | 298 | #445 |
| 1956 | 282 | #450 |
| 1955 | 259 | #459 |
| 1954 | 249 | #459 |
| 1953 | 255 | #448 |
| 1952 | 245 | #452 |
| 1951 | 190 | #491 |
| 1950 | 193 | #480 |
| 1949 | 176 | #501 |
| 1948 | 179 | #492 |
| 1947 | 135 | #584 |
| 1946 | 135 | #548 |
| 1945 | 140 | #504 |
| 1944 | 94 | #633 |
| 1943 | 125 | #568 |
| 1942 | 100 | #637 |
| 1941 | 94 | #624 |
| 1940 | 114 | #554 |
| 1939 | 88 | #621 |
| 1938 | 97 | #601 |
| 1937 | 118 | #532 |
| 1936 | 84 | #632 |
| 1935 | 101 | #575 |
| 1934 | 108 | #568 |
| 1933 | 101 | #572 |
| 1932 | 125 | #515 |
| 1931 | 131 | #501 |
| 1930 | 158 | #470 |
| 1929 | 145 | #488 |
| 1928 | 134 | #521 |
| 1927 | 148 | #498 |
| 1926 | 133 | #523 |
| 1925 | 140 | #516 |
| 1924 | 146 | #522 |
| 1923 | 135 | #523 |
| 1922 | 120 | #586 |
| 1921 | 118 | #583 |
| 1920 | 98 | #635 |
| 1919 | 100 | #603 |
| 1918 | 88 | #658 |
| 1917 | 78 | #680 |
| 1916 | 75 | #685 |
| 1915 | 69 | #705 |
| 1914 | 46 | #777 |
| 1913 | 46 | #658 |
| 1912 | 24 | #918 |
| 1911 | 24 | #624 |
| 1910 | 13 | #859 |
| 1909 | 17 | #653 |
| 1908 | 15 | #685 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 9 | #852 |
| 1905 | 9 | #836 |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 11 | #696 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #917 |
Names like Julio
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lorenzo Romeo Mario Vincent Marco Roman Gabriel Joshua Zachary Lucas Elio Antonio
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Julio: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/julio, updated 20 October 2026.