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July

#6,672 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

From Middle English Julie; literal meaning unconfirmed

July has been given to 1,133 babies in the U.S. since 1962. In 2025 it ranked #6,672 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2020, with 28 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 75% girls, 25% boys all-time.

Babies named July, 2025

1 in 195,000

July over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
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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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.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 — July over time

In 2025, July went to 55% girls and 45% boys.

19622025

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.

July: meaning, origin, and history

From Middle English Julie; literal meaning unconfirmed

English

What July means

July is a given name.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Middle English Julie, julye, iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove".

Excerpt from Wiktionary: July (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Origin, language, and formation

July is used in English. Its origins include English.

July comes through Middle English Julie, Anglo-Norman julie, Old French jule and Latin iūlius.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, July is pronounced /d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 854 girls were recorded with the name July between 1962 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 28 in 2020; its best national rank was #3,865 in 1976.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #4,690 in 2020 to #6,672 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #5,203 in 2015 to #6,672 in 2025.

In the United States, 279 boys were recorded with the name July between 1973 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 21 in 2019; its best national rank was #4,700 in 2019.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #6,805 in 2020 to #6,266 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #6,873 in 2015 to #6,266 in 2025.

How common is July?

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

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 195,000
17 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 94,500
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#6,672
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
135,172 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where July sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

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 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 135,172 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another July. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Julys were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as July was born before 2002 — so the typical July is around 23 today.

Median birth year
2002
About 23 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
21.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
52.5%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
854
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Choose a decade

2010s — 21.9% of all recorded uses (187).

Is July 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
−402
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−1,982
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−1,469
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.65×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
60.7%
Peak was 2020 (28)
Years since peak
5
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
35.5% average annual change
Best rank ever
#3,865
1976

Spellings of July

July is not the most common spelling — Julie is, with 16.9% against July's 0.03%.

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 July is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, July was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 471,562 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Texas1 in —

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. July has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where July is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, July was most concentrated in Texas — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 1,205,769 across all states with data.

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Texas1 in —

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. July has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

July around the world

Where July 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.

  • France
    1972–2022
    #4,794
    in 2022
  • Canada
    2019–2019
    #2,941
    in 2019
  • South Australia
    1958–2009
    #818
    in 2009

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

July by the numbers

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

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#6,672
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,982
Best rank ever
#3,865
1976
Peak year
2020
28 that year
First recorded
1962
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
854
Count in 2025
17

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#6,266
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 539
Best rank ever
#4,700
2019
Peak year
2019
21 that year
First recorded
1973
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
279
Count in 2025
14

Names similar to July

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

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Sibling names for July

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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