Name profile

Jules

The French form of Julius and an English short form.

Usage languagesDutch, English, French, German
US rank (2025)#1,393

Meaning and history

Jules is the French form of Julius and an English unisex short form of Julia or Julian. Julius was an ancient Roman family name of uncertain origin, made famous by Julius Caesar. Notable bearers include French novelist Jules Verne, composer Jules Massenet and filmmaker Jules Dassin.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 56 births, rank #2,248
2007: 46 births, rank #2,643
2008: 66 births, rank #2,088
2009: 69 births, rank #2,010
2010: 56 births, rank #2,287
20112011: 57 births, rank #2,261
2012: 69 births, rank #2,016
2013: 64 births, rank #2,090
2014: 65 births, rank #2,116
2015: 95 births, rank #1,657
20162016: 84 births, rank #1,799
2017: 90 births, rank #1,725
2018: 88 births, rank #1,744
2019: 100 births, rank #1,634
2020: 120 births, rank #1,437
20212021: 115 births, rank #1,529
2022: 110 births, rank #1,597
2023: 108 births, rank #1,608
2024: 88 births, rank #1,833
20252025: 131 births, rank #1,393

Jules moved from #981 to #996 for boys between 1959 and 1961. Its highest annual birth count came in 1928, with 154 births.