The first name Julia

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About the first name Julia

Meaning

The name Julia is related to Julie. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Julia belongs to the same name family as Julie. The name Julie is the feminine form of Julius, the name of an important Roman family.

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In archival records, Julia may coexist with Julie or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:ju-liaʒylj.a

Frequency of the first name Julia by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Julia by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name JuliaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Julia in baptisms by year.5037251201775182018651910195520001775–1779 1 baptisms1780–1784 1 baptisms1785–1789 1 baptisms1795–1799 1 baptisms1810–1814 1 baptisms1815–1819 1 baptisms1820–1824 1 baptisms1825–1829 4 baptisms1830–1834 5 baptisms1835–1839 6 baptisms1840–1844 18 baptisms1845–1849 14 baptisms1850–1854 14 baptisms1855–1859 21 baptisms1860–1864 45 baptisms1865–1869 25 baptisms1870–1874 14 baptisms1875–1879 11 baptisms1880–1884 6 baptisms1885–1889 25 baptisms1890–1894 15 baptisms1895–1899 10 baptisms1900–1904 10 baptisms1905–1909 9 baptisms1910–1914 3 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1975–1979 1 baptisms1980–1984 3 baptisms1985–1989 1 baptisms1990–1994 4 baptisms1995–1999 1 baptisms2000–2004 2 baptisms

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