Julee
Feminine
Julee is one of the very few respellings of Julie that ever charted. A name that common usually spawns a dozen; this one produced almost nothing, and the reason is that Julie has no ambiguous letter in it — there is nothing for a writer working by ear to get wrong.
How old is the name Julee?
Julee first appears in US birth records in 1938 — 87 years ago. The typical Julee alive today was born around 1970, making them about 55 years old. About 2,500 people named Julee are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Julee most popular?
Julee peaked in 1958, reaching #1095 nationally. See the whole 1958 chart.
Where it comes from
From Julius to Julee
The story of Julee
Respellings need a foothold. They appear where English spelling is genuinely uncertain — an unstressed vowel, a doubled consonant that might be single, an ending that could be written three ways — and they multiply in proportion to how much doubt there is. Julie has one doubtful place, the final vowel, and that is where its only real variant appears: the ee spelling, which removes the last uncertainty by using the one ending English cannot misread. Everything else about the name is fixed, which is why the family is so small.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The Roman clan name behind it has no established meaning. The family claimed a mythological descent, which is not evidence, and no reliable etymology has ever been found.
How the name formed
- Julius
- Julie
- Julee
Related forms: Julie · Giulia
Pronouncing Julee
JOO-lee
Two syllables with the weight at the front. The double e removes any question about the ending.
Nicknames for Julee
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1938
- Most girls named
- 1970100 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1095reached in 1958
- Change vs 2021
- −30.0%7 in 2023, from 10
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Julee in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Julie in French — spelling variant
- Giulia in Italian — related form
Julees among us
people named Julee are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Julee sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- The ending is unambiguous, which is the whole reason the spelling exists.
- It is said correctly by everyone on first hearing.
- Jules works as a short form and stands alone as a name.
- Julie is the standard spelling and will be written instead, every time.
- The doubled e dates the spelling to the middle of the twentieth century.
- There is no established meaning to pass on.
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Frequently asked
- How many Julees are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,500 people named Julee are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Julee in 2025?
- Julee is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Julee with classmates?
- Julee will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More J names
The most-given names starting with J, all years combined.
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