Julio
Julio is a Spanish male given name. It can also be a family name or surname. See Julio (surname).
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Julio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Julio is a Spanish male given name. It can also be a family name or surname. See Julio (surname).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Julio
Julio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1888, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 1,555 Julios were born — ranking #194 that year. As of 2026, Julio ranks #595 for baby boys with 486 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 64K Julios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Julio
Julio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 64K births in the dataset. Julio's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #194. Use the chart and map above to compare Julio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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