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How popular is the name Jules?
Births per year, rank history and how many Juleses are alive today.
Jules (male) is a shortened form of the name Julian. Although Jules itself was given to 30 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1007th as a registered name), most Juleses are registered as Julian, which ranked 314th in 2025 with 141 babies.
Most people called Jules are registered as Julian, and share that name's profile: the Julian you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Julians born in England and Wales are between 43 and 63, and there are at least 40,000 of them alive today. Only some Julians go by Jules.
How many babies are named Jules or Julian each year?
Combined registrations of Julian, Julien, Jules. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Julian rank as a registered name?
Where does Jules rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Jules short for Julian?
Yes - Jules is a shortened form of Julian. Juleses are usually registered as Julian at birth.
When was the name Jules most popular?
The full name Julian peaked in 1964, when around 1,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jules itself peaked as a registered name in 2007, with 31 babies.
How many people are called Jules?
There's no official count of people who go by Jules, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 40,000 people registered as Julian born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jules.
How old is the typical Jules?
Most people called Jules are registered as Julian. Most living Julians are between 43 and 63; the most common age is about 61.
Is Jules becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.