Editing Julia (given name) (section)

== Statistics ==
Julia was the 30th most popular name for girls born in the [[United States]] in 2007 and the 88th most popular name for women in the 1990 census there. It has been among the top 150 names given to girls in the United States for the past 100&nbsp;years. It was the 89th most popular name for girls born in England and [[Wales]] in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in [[Scotland]] in 2007; the 13th most popular name for girls born in Spain in 2006; the 5th most popular name for girls born in Sweden in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Belgium in 2006; the 53rd most popular name for girls born in Norway in 2007; the 70th most popular name for girls born in Hungary in 2005; the 39th most popular name for girls born in [[Canada]] in 2022;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701|title=Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref> the 9th most popular name for girls born in Germany in 2005; the 2nd most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diminutive-names.com/9-most-popular-baby-names-2013-poland-girls-boys.article|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140119101845/http://diminutive-names.com/9-most-popular-baby-names-2013-poland-girls-boys.article|url-status=dead|title=Top 50 Most Popular Girls' & Boys' Baby Names for 2013 in Poland|date=19 January 2014|archive-date=19 January 2014|website=diminutive-names.com|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> and the most popular name in Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=julia|title=Popularity for the name Julia|first=Mike|last=Campbell|website=Behind the Name|access-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128131835/http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=julia|archive-date=28 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://german.about.com/library/blname_top10.htm|title=What Are the Most Common German Names for Boys and Girls?|website=about.com|access-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211120757/http://german.about.com/library/blname_top10.htm|archive-date=11 February 2012}}</ref>

The programming language [[Julia (programming language)|Julia]], is a rare one using a feminine name (the earliest one is likely [[Ada (programming language)|Ada]], another earlier is [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]] and later [[Crystal (programming language)|Crystal]]). The language Julia is however not named after a specific woman, while Ada is named after the programmer pioneer [[Ada Lovelace]]. Most languages aren't named after people, while e.g., [[Pascal (programming language)|Pascal]] and [[Haskell]] are named after men.