Is July a boy or girl name?

July is a unisex name. Of the 1,133 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 75.4% were girls and 24.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2020, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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July

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

July was most popular in 2020, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,387 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,732, with 31 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,133 people named July.

July over time

Births per year. The dot marks July’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is July a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record July is a unisex name — 75.4% of the 1,133 Americans given it were girls and 24.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2020 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 60% girls and 40% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org