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Julio

Pronounced HH UW1 L IY0 OW0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1990
  • 137 years in use
  • 1 spelling
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How popular is Julio?

Julio is a boys' name, and first appears in 1888. It has been given to 65,543 children — the 410th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 48% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1990, when 1,567 children were given it.

Giulio is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
1990Boys: 1,567Girls: 8

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Julio and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Giulio

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
HH UW1 L IY0 OW0 · JH UW1 L IY0 OW0
Stress pattern:
100 · 100
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Julio

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Julio

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Julio?
Julio ranks 410th among boys' names in US records, with 65,543 births since 1888. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,642.
Is Julio a unisex name?
No. Julio is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Julio most popular?
1990, when 1,567 children were given the name. It has been in use for 137 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Julio spelled?
Giulio. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.