Jules Boy & girl
How popular is Jules?
#1,393 boy name in 2025
131 baby boys were named Jules in the US in 2025, making it the 1393rd most popular boy name. Another 88 girls got the name (#2,117 for girls).
Jules popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,393 for boys (▲ 440 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 131 boys, 88 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,657 in 2015, #1,437 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1928 (154 boys) |
| Highest rank | #401 in 1893 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 52% boys, 48% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jules counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jules family of names ranked #1,176 for boys in 2025 (#1,454 the year before), with 144 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jules | 131 | 91% |
| Julez | 13 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jules is most popular
Babies named Jules per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.4 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (58 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (99 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (42 boys)
Jules by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 141 | #412 |
| 1890s | 152 | #401 |
| 1900s | 191 | #430 |
| 1910s | 1,003 | #420 |
| 1920s | 1,214 | #489 |
| 1930s | 1,005 | #503 |
| 1940s | 904 | #600 |
| 1950s | 766 | #700 |
| 1960s | 493 | #989 |
| 1970s | 442 | #1,116 |
| 1980s | 503 | #1,201 |
| 1990s | 536 | #1,346 |
| 2000s | 593 | #1,810 |
| 2010s | 768 | #1,634 |
| 2020s | 672 | #1,393 |
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Questions
- Is Jules a boy or girl name?
- Jules is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 52% of babies named Jules were boys and 48% were girls.
- How popular is the name Jules?
- 131 baby boys were named Jules in the US in 2025, making it the 1393rd most popular boy name. Another 88 girls got the name (#2,117 for girls).
- When was Jules most popular?
- Jules peaked in 1928, when 154 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #401 in 1893.
- How many people are named Jules?
- 11,467 babies have been named Jules in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,027 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Jules most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jules was most common in Louisiana, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.