Entry № 5030 · French origin

Julie Julie — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ JOO-lee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
French
Meaning
"Youthful (Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins; Julie Walters)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 700
First recorded
Medieval (French)

A name that means "youthful (julie andrews, mary poppins; julie walters)".

Julie is the French form of Julia — from the Latin Iulius, the gens (clan) name from which Julius Caesar took his name, possibly meaning "youthful" or "of Jupiter." A top-15 US baby name from 1965 to 1976, peaking at #10 in 1971. Dame Julie Andrews (born 1935)British actress and singer; Academy Award for Best Actress for Mary Poppins (1964) — her film debut, having previously lost the My Fair Lady film role to Audrey Hepburn*; Best Actress nominations for The Sound of Music (1965) and Victor/Victoria (1982). Her three-octave coloratura soprano voice was permanently damaged in a 1997 surgery for non-cancerous throat nodules; she sued the doctor and won an undisclosed settlement. Dame Commander of the British Empire (2000). Dame Julie Walters (born 1950)Educating Rita (1983 Oscar nomination), Mrs. Weasley in seven Harry Potter films, Mamma Mia!. Julie Christie (Oscar 1965 for Darling*), Julie Delpy, Julie Bowen.

Subject of Andrews's memoir Home Work (2019).

Youthful. Best Actress Oscar in her film debut (Mary Poppins, 1964); two Dames named Julie.

The name in its native script.

Julie
Transliteration
Julie
Pronunciation
/ ˈdʒuː.li /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Julie stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 700 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 10 in 1971
Babies named Julie · last year
410 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #10 NOW · #700

Julies before her.

Real people
Dame Julie Andrews
British Oscar actress.
born 1935
Dame Julie Walters
British actress.
born 1950
Julie Christie
British Oscar actress.
born 1940
In fiction
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins.
1964
Maria von Trapp
The Sound of Music.
1965

Names connected to Julie.

The number behind Julie.

3

The Communicator

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Julie reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.