Giulia

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Giulia

Say it: JOO-lyah

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Meaning

From the Roman family name Julius, of uncertain origin; the ancient link to Iulus, son of Aeneas, is legend.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Giulia has been one of the most popular girls' names in Italy for decades.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

2,767 babies given this name since 1960
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 11,200 girls
143 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

English	Julia
French	Julie
Spanish	Julia
German	Julia

Famous bearers

Giulia Farnese, Renaissance noblewoman

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Where this comes from

Roman inscriptions and tombstones
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.