Julious
A variant of the Latin name Julius, of ancient Roman origin.
Name Census estimates that about 779 living Americans carry the first name Julious. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Julious today is around 47 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Julious births was 1930 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Julious. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
779
~ 1 in 439,993 Americans
Peak year
1930
39 babies that year
Average age
47
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,318
Tracked since 1880
Census
Julious in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 634 people with the first name Julious, which placed it at #17,418 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,418
National first-name rank
People counted
634
634 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
50.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Julious
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Julious is Black at 50.6%. The next largest groups are White (20.8%) and Hispanic (16.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Julious described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Julious at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American50.6% · 321
- White20.8% · 132
- Hispanic or Latino16.7% · 106
- Two or more races7.3% · 46
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.2% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 9
Popularity
Julious: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Julious from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 289 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Julious by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Julious during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Julious' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Julious, while Arkansas, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 34 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Julious
The name Julious has its origins in ancient Rome, derived from the Latin gens or family name "Julius". This name was borne by the famous Roman dictator Julius Caesar, whose birthname was Gaius Julius Caesar. The name Julius is believed to have its roots in the Latin word "ioulos", meaning "downy-bearded".
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Julious dates back to the 1st century AD, when it was mentioned in the writings of the Roman historian Suetonius. In his work "De Vita Caesarum" (The Lives of the Caesars), Suetonius refers to a Roman nobleman named Julious Celsus.
In the 3rd century AD, Julious Africanus, a Christian historian and writer, is known for his work "Chronographiai", a universal history of the world from the creation to his own time. He was born in around 160 AD in Jerusalem.
During the Middle Ages, Julious Firmicus Maternus, a Roman astrologer and writer, is remembered for his work "Mathesis", a treatise on astrology written in the 4th century AD. He was born in Sicily in around 335 AD.
In the 6th century, Julious Honorius, a Roman grammarian and writer, is known for his work "De Cosmographia", a geographical treatise that describes the world as it was known at the time. He lived in Constantinople during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Another notable figure with the name Julious was Julious Paulus, a Roman jurist who lived in the 3rd century AD. He served as a legal advisor to several Roman emperors and is known for his contributions to Roman law, particularly in the compilation of the Digest, a part of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
People
Julious + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Julious as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Julious: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Julious?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 779 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Julious going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 439,993 US residents.
Is Julious a common name?
We classify Julious as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,751 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Julious most popular?
The single biggest year for Julious was 1930, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Julious is about 47 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Julious in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 634 people with the name Julious, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,418 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Julious in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Julious?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Julious appears almost entirely male. Of the 630 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Julious?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Julious is Black at 50.6%. The next largest groups are White (20.8%) and Hispanic (16.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Julious most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Julious in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.6% (321 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Julious in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Julious a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Julious in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Julious still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Julious in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Julious can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Julious?
You can see how many Americans are named Julious on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.