girl's name
Giulia
JOO-lee-a
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 27,008
France
#24
2025 births
Giulia is a girl's name, the Italian form of Julia, from the Roman family name Julius. It ranks twenty-fourth in France, where it is one of the few Italian spellings to enter the top twenty-five, and is rising in Britain too.
- Giulia is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in France in 2022, when 1,750 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 368 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1932.
Giulia over time
Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 45 |
| 1980s | 140 |
| 1990s | 470 |
| 2000s | 1,355 |
| 2010s | 9,495 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 9,520 |
What Giulia means
Giulia means youthful, in the traditional reading of the Roman Julius, from the Latin iulus meaning downy. As with Jules, the family's own claim was descent from Iulus, the son of Aeneas.
Where Giulia comes from
Giulia is the Italian feminine of Giulio, from the Latin Julia, the feminine of the gens name Julius. Julia was borne by the daughter of Julius Caesar and by several women of the imperial family, and it passed into Christian use through Saint Julia of Corsica. Italian softened the initial J to the sound written gi, which is the only real difference between Giulia and Julia. Its appearance in the French top twenty-five reflects the general fashion in France for Italian spellings, which has also carried Luca, Livio and Matteo into common use, rather than any specific Italian community effect.
Giulia in use
Giulia ranks twenty-fourth in France with about 1,605 births in 2025, and it is rising in Britain too at 746 in England and Wales. Our records show its peak as 2022, so it is close to its high point. The Italian spelling traveling into French naming is part of a pattern: several Italian forms now sit in the French top fifty, where the equivalent French spellings are much less used.
How popular is Giulia?
In 2025, Giulia was given to 1,600 babies in France, ranking #24 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Giulia is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Giulia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Giùlia | Giùlia is a rare spelling of Giulia, written with a grave accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
| Gïulia | Gïulia is a rare spelling of Giulia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
| Giulïa | Giulïa is a rare spelling of Giulia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Giulia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Giulia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Giulia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Giulia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Giulia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Giulia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Giulia
What does the name Giulia mean?
Giulia means "youthful," from the Roman family name Julius.
Is Giulia the Italian version of Julia?
Yes. Italian writes the initial sound as gi, which is the only substantial difference.
How do you pronounce Giulia?
JOO-lee-a. The g is soft, as in gentle, and the i after it is not sounded separately.
How popular is Giulia?
Twenty-fourth in France and 746th in England and Wales, near its peak in our records.
Is Giulia a girl's or a boy's name?
Giulia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
Is Giulia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Giulia currently ranks #24 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.