| Julia | Rose | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Youthful | Rose |
| Origin | Latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | JOO-lee-uh | ROHZ |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2001 (8,838) | 1917 (9,783) |
| In 2025 | 2,172 | 2,386 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Julia | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 14,329 | 14,187 |
| 2010s | 35,909 | 17,522 |
| 2000s | 70,880 | 9,569 |
| 1990s | 59,954 | 8,488 |
| 1980s | 33,354 | 9,832 |
| 1970s | 23,414 | 11,388 |
| 1960s | 34,179 | 31,859 |
| 1950s | 32,457 | 66,688 |
| 1940s | 27,891 | 51,643 |
| 1930s | 24,938 | 59,111 |
| 1920s | 40,331 | 85,305 |
| 1910s | 39,259 | 74,690 |
| 1900s | 16,107 | 28,106 |
| 1890s | 13,448 | 21,134 |
| 1880s | 9,800 | 11,064 |
Julia is the feminine of the Roman family name Julius, of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to “youthful” or to Jove. It appears in the New Testament and in Shakespeare.
IS a bloom word: directly the English flower name, from Latin 'rosa' (the rose). Also used historically as a short form of Germanic names with the element 'hrod' (fame), but the enduring modern sense is the flower itself.
Rose is more popular than Julia today: about 2,386 US babies were given the name Rose in 2025, compared with 2,172 named Julia.
Julia means Youthful (Latin origin), while Rose means Rose (latin origin).
In US records, Julia first appears in 1880 and Rose in 1880, so Julia has the longer recorded history.