Julia is a usually [citation needed] feminine
given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name
Julio and
Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the
Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name Julia had been in use throughout
Late Antiquity (e.g.
Julia of Corsica) but became rare during the Middle Ages, and was revived only with the
Italian Renaissance. It became common in the English-speaking world only in the 18th century. Today, it is frequently used throughout the world.
Statistics
Julia was the 30th most popular name for girls born in the
United States in 2007 and the 88th most popular name for women in the 1990 census there. It has been among the top 150 names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It was the 89th most popular name for girls born in England and
Wales in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in
Scotland in 2007; the 13th most popular name for girls born in Spain in 2006; the 5th most popular name for girls born in Sweden in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Belgium in 2006; the 53rd most popular name for girls born in Norway in 2007; the 70th most popular name for girls born in Hungary in 2005; the 46th most popular name for girls born in
British Columbia, Canada in 2006; the 9th most popular name for girls born in Germany in 2005; the 2nd most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2013[1] and the most popular name in Austria.[2][3]
The programming language
Julia, is a rare one using a feminine name (the, likely, earliest one is
Ada, another earlier is
Ruby and later
Crystal). The language Julia is however not named after (a specific) woman, while Ada is named after the programmer pioneer
Ada Lovelace. Most languages aren't named after people, while e.g.
Pascal and
Haskell are named after men.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Julia is a usually [citation needed] feminine
given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name
Julio and
Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the
Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name Julia had been in use throughout
Late Antiquity (e.g.
Julia of Corsica) but became rare during the Middle Ages, and was revived only with the
Italian Renaissance. It became common in the English-speaking world only in the 18th century. Today, it is frequently used throughout the world.
Statistics
Julia was the 30th most popular name for girls born in the
United States in 2007 and the 88th most popular name for women in the 1990 census there. It has been among the top 150 names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It was the 89th most popular name for girls born in England and
Wales in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in
Scotland in 2007; the 13th most popular name for girls born in Spain in 2006; the 5th most popular name for girls born in Sweden in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Belgium in 2006; the 53rd most popular name for girls born in Norway in 2007; the 70th most popular name for girls born in Hungary in 2005; the 46th most popular name for girls born in
British Columbia, Canada in 2006; the 9th most popular name for girls born in Germany in 2005; the 2nd most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2013[1] and the most popular name in Austria.[2][3]
The programming language
Julia, is a rare one using a feminine name (the, likely, earliest one is
Ada, another earlier is
Ruby and later
Crystal). The language Julia is however not named after (a specific) woman, while Ada is named after the programmer pioneer
Ada Lovelace. Most languages aren't named after people, while e.g.
Pascal and
Haskell are named after men.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.