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Iulia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Iulia

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The baby name Iulia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /juˈli.a/ (yu-LEE-ah).

Iulia is Romanian in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Romanian
Pronunciation: /juˈli.a/ (yu-LEE-ah)

What is the meaning of the name Iulia ?

The baby name Iulia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /juˈli.a/ (yu-LEE-ah).

Iulia is Romanian in Origin.

Iulia is the classical Latin and Romanian form of Julia, the feminine of the Roman family name Iulius. In antiquity the letter J did not exist, so inscriptions record IVLIA. The name is commonly interpreted as “youthful” or “soft-haired,” from Latin iulus, and Romans linked it to Iulus (Ascanius), the legendary ancestor of the gens Iulia. Notable bearers include Iulia (Julia) the Elder, daughter of Augustus, and the empress Iulia Domna, underscoring the name’s imperial stature.

Today Iulia is widely used in Romania and Moldova and appears in scholarly or neo-Latin contexts elsewhere. Close variants include Julia (English, German, Spanish), Júlia (Portuguese, Hungarian, Catalan), Giulia (Italian), Julie (French), Ioulia/Ιουλία (Greek), Yulia/Yuliya (Russian, Ukrainian), and Julija (Slavic and Baltic languages). Related elaborations are Iuliana/Juliana and Juliane; nicknames and diminutives include Lia, Iuli, Iulica, Julie, and Julka.

Iulia has the following similar or variant Names

Iulia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2022 #1 935
MD 0 #25 10 434
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
MD Girls 0 #39 86 865
GE 0 #44 1 997
MD Boys 0 #80 2 756
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
GE Girls 0 #95 10 1,564
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
CY Girls 0 #109 13 3,755
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
MT Girls 0 #149 5 3,773
Sweden Girls 2021 #182 2 1,666
LU Girls 0 #184 7 4,850
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
GR Girls 0 #212 31 6,293
BG Girls 0 #214 10 3,559
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
Canada Girls 2005 #295 5 2,598
DK Girls 0 #303 14 7,429
CZ Girls 0 #330 12 5,378
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
Austria Girls 0 #377 44 1,885
IT Girls 0 #379 2,981 9,415
RU Girls 0 #385 117 11,913
France Girls 2021 #403 3 3,185
PT Girls 0 #421 31 7,952
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
Spain 0 #434 19 2,326
PS Girls 0 #462 62 10,981
IR Girls 0 #520 11 8,334
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
IL Girls 0 #558 60 11,648
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
AE Girls 0 #589 9 20,968
IT 0 #604 111 4,183
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
Spain Girls 0 #664 342 5,561
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
Finland Girls 2026 #733 6 3,895
Germany Girls 0 #743 96 4,949
NL Girls 0 #915 41 5,933
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
EG Girls 0 #1,007 3 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MY Girls 0 #1,071 2 24,821
TR 0 #1,187 25 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,447 25 10,046

Iulia is popular in 48 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Ireland
Sweden
AE

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People also ask about Iulia

Iulia is predominantly a girl's name.
Iulia is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /juˈli.a/ (yu-LEE-ah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Julia, Giulia, Júlia, Yulia, Julija and Julya.
Yes, very popular — Iulia ranked #1 in Ireland in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Iulia ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2022).
Iulia's popularity is rising. It moved from #411 in 2011 to #403 in 2021 in France.