girls:
817 births since 1962
#4899 (14th percentile)
boys:
251 births since 1973
#4335 (5th percentile)
overall:
1.1k births since 1962
#6671 (14th percentile)
The name July is the #6,671 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,068 recorded births since 1962. This represents the 13.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 13.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,899 (14.3% percentile) for all time with 817 births since 1962. For boys, it ranks #4,335 (5.4% percentile) for all time with 251 births since 1973.
July first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1962 (1962 for girls and 1973 for boys). Birth data for July is available in 60 out of the 62 years between 1962 and 2023 (60 years for girls and 27 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name July has been given predominantly to girls, with 76.5% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 57.1% of babies named July were girls.
For girls, July reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 2.4% percentile (ranked #917) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 16 births per million (ranked 2.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, July ranks #936 for girls (1.2% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 57.7% of its peak share of births.
For boys, July reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 1.7% percentile (ranked #901) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2014, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, July ranks #904 for boys (0.8% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 60.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "July".
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Our model has identified 5 different pronunciations for the name July. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 44.9% confident that July is pronounced as jue-LAI, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is juh-LAI, at 22.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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