How Many People Are Named July?

1,109

people named July are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 308,191 people in the US has this name

Based on 1,133 babies named July in Social Security records from 1962 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#9,904

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#712

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Peak Year

2020

40 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: English (Rare)
Pronunciation: ju-LIE
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

From the name of the month, which was originally named for Julius Caesar.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
75.2%
Male
24.8%

Of the babies given the name July, 75.2% were girls and 24.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named July fell from 96.1% in the 1970s to 60.1% in the 2020s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named July alive today is about 22 years old, and 67% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 35 in 2025.

Under 30 749
67.5%
30 to 59 346
31.2%
60 and over 15
1.4%

📈 Popularity Over Time

July first appears in the records in 1962 and was given most often in 2020, to 40 babies. In 2025, 31 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1962 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

July has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,865, in 1976. In 2025 it ranked #6,672. Among boys, its best rank was #4,700, in 2019.

GirlsBoys
Rank in 2025#6,672#6,266
Best rank#3,865 (1976)#4,700 (2019)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#6,580 in the 2010s#7,209 in the 2010s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named July alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named July were born in California than in any other state: about 46 of those alive today.

California 46
Texas 24

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