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Jules

#1,396 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition

Jules has been given to 11,467 babies in the U.S. since 1880. In 2025 it ranked #1,396 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 1928, with 154 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 82% boys, 18% girls all-time.

Babies named Jules, 2025

1 in 25,300

Jules over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Jules over time

In 2025, Jules went to 40% girls and 60% boys.

18802025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Jules: meaning, origin, and history

Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition

French

What Jules means

Jules has more than one naming route in the cited origin entries: distinct naming traditions.

The naming story behind Jules

A separate documented entry treats Jules as a form of Julius. That is a personal-name relationship, which differs from translating the letters of the modern spelling into one universal English word. The linked origin entry identifies the context of this relationship.

A separate documented entry treats Jules as a diminutive of Julia. That is a personal-name relationship, which differs from translating the letters of the modern spelling into one universal English word. The linked origin entry identifies the context of this relationship.

Origin, language, and formation

Jules is used in English, French and Norman. Its origins include French.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Julian, Julius, Julia, Julie, Juliann and Julianne.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Jules is pronounced /d͡ʒuːlz/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 9,383 boys were recorded with the name Jules between 1880 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 154 in 1928; its best national rank was #412 in 1893.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #1,442 in 2020 to #1,396 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #1,660 in 2015 to #1,396 in 2025.

In the United States, 2,084 girls were recorded with the name Jules between 1987 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 112 in 2017; its best national rank was #1,838 in 2017.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,900 in 2020 to #2,131 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #2,697 in 2015 to #2,131 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Jules?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 25,300
131 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 13,000
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#1,396
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
17,542 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Jules sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5002%

Put another way: gather 17,542 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Jules. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Juless were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Jules was born before 1951 — so the typical Jules is around 74 today.

Median birth year
1951
About 74 years old
Biggest decade
1920s
12.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
21.1%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
4,773
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

1920s — 12.9% of all recorded uses (1,214).

Is Jules rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+447
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
+46
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+264
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.38×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
85.1%
Peak was 1928 (154)
Years since peak
97
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
15.8% average annual change
Best rank ever
#412
1893

Spellings of Jules

Jules is not the most common spelling — James is, with 91.5% against Jules's 0.16%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Jules is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Jules was most concentrated in Louisiana — about 1 in 2,778 boys, against 1 in 16,778 across all states with data. It was least common in Washington (1 in 100,000).

136 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Louisiana1 in 2,778
  2. 2New York1 in 9,091
  3. 3California1 in 11,111
  4. 4Florida1 in 20,000
  5. 5Georgia1 in 20,000
  6. 6New Jersey1 in 25,000
  7. 7Pennsylvania1 in 25,000
  8. 8Texas1 in 25,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Jules is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Jules was most concentrated in Louisiana — about 1 in 3,448 girls, against 1 in 21,411 across all states with data. It was least common in Ohio (1 in 100,000).

129 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Louisiana1 in 3,448
  2. 2Florida1 in 16,667
  3. 3Texas1 in 16,667
  4. 4California1 in 20,000
  5. 5Minnesota1 in 20,000
  6. 6Pennsylvania1 in 20,000
  7. 7Colorado1 in 25,000
  8. 8New York1 in 25,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Jules around the world

Where Jules ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #1,007
    in 2025
  • Scotland
    2018–2025
    #762
    in 2025
  • Ireland
    1997–2021
    #755
    in 2021
  • France
    1900–2025
    #6
    in 2025
  • Canada
    1991–2024
    #78
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1952–2011
    #784
    in 2011

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Central Statistics Office, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Notable people named Jules

People whose public names include Jules, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Jules in other languages

Cross-language forms and variants of Jules. Linked forms have their own page here.

JuleJilesJulieJulioJulisJulianJulienJuliusGyulaJoolsJuliusz

Variant forms from Wikidata (CC0). Most are used mainly outside the United States; U.S. birth records statistics cover US usage only.

Jules by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#1,396
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 46
Best rank ever
#412
1893
Peak year
1928
154 that year
First recorded
1880
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
9,383
Count in 2025
131

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#2,131
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 231
Best rank ever
#1,838
2017
Peak year
2017
112 that year
First recorded
1987
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
2,084
Count in 2025
88

Names similar to Jules

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

JulienJulioGilesNilesJullianJuliaJuliusJulieJuliousMylesJulenNylesJulezLesJulianoMilesJulyanJuleJulionJilesJulianJulyStilesJuluis

Names with a curve like Jules

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Jules, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

RaleighOlinEmileOrenMahlonEvansWarnerHarrisOrinEveretteMerrittLemuel

Sibling names for Jules

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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