| Giulia | Fiorella | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Youthful | Little flower |
| Origin | italian | italian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | JOO-lyah | fyoh-REL-lah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1957 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (239) | 2025 (90) |
| In 2025 | 203 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Giulia | Fiorella |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,146 | 380 |
| 2010s | 1,081 | 523 |
| 2000s | 861 | 548 |
| 1990s | 391 | 121 |
| 1980s | 139 | 56 |
| 1970s | 79 | 11 |
| 1960s | 81 | 0 |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 |
Italian form of Julia, the feminine of the Roman family name Julius (gens Julia). The name is traditionally connected to Latin 'iuvenis' meaning 'youthful', though the family name's ultimate root is uncertain and was later linked by the Romans to Iulus, legendary ancestor of the line.
Literally 'little flower': an Italian diminutive of 'fiore' (flower, from Latin 'flos/floris') with the suffix '-ella'.
Giulia is more popular than Fiorella today: about 203 US babies were given the name Giulia in 2025, compared with 0 named Fiorella.
Giulia means Youthful (italian origin), while Fiorella means Little flower (italian origin).
In US records, Giulia first appears in 1957 and Fiorella in 0, so Fiorella has the longer recorded history.