How popular is the baby name Julia in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, see baby names similar to Julia and check out all the blog posts that mention the name Julia.
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The baby name Neve, an anglicized form of the Irish name Niamh (“bright”), first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in 1996:
1999: 25 baby girls named Neve
1998: 38 baby girls named Neve
1997: 29 baby girls named Neve
1996: 8 baby girls named Neve [debut]
1995: unlisted
Who kicked it off?
Actress Neve Campbell, one of the stars of the TV show Part of Five. The show premiered in 1994, but didn’t become popular until 1996, after winning the Golden Globe for “Best Television Series – Drama” that January.
Neve played 15-year-old Julia Salinger, middle child of the five orphaned Salinger siblings. (Their parents had died in a car accident.) Julia had older brothers named Charlie and Bailey, a younger sister named Claudia, and a baby brother named Owen.
The show didn’t do much for the names Charlie or Claudia, and Julia was already on the rise, thanks to Julia Roberts. But it definitely gave the name Bailey a boost as a boy name. And it seems to have kicked off the long (and continuing!) rise of the name Owen.
Do you like the name Neve? What spelling do you prefer?
Lillian Gish as Romola (1924)Want an uncommon R-name for your baby girl? Here’s the next installment of rare female names collected from very old films (1910s to 1940s)…
Radha
Radha was a character played by actress Mary Pickford in the film Less Than the Dust (1916).
Rafaela
Rafaela Ottiano was an actress who appeared in films from the 1920s to the 1940s. She was born in Italy in 1888. Rafaela was also a character played by actress Alice Joyce in the short film The Bag of Gold (1912).
Reno
Reno Browne was an actress who appeared in films from the 1940s to the 1950s. She was born in (Reno) Nevada in 1921. Her birth name Josephine Ruth Clarke. Reno was also a character played by actress Ethel Merman in the film Anything Goes (1936).
Romany
Romany was a character played by actress Marion Davies in the film Runaway Romany (1917).
Romo
Romo was a character played by actress Elizabeth Allan in the film Michael and Mary (1931).
Romola
Romola Remus was an actress who appeared in one film in 1908. She was born in Illinois in 1900. Romola was also a character played by actress Lillian Gish in the film Romola (1924).
Rosina
Rosina Galli was an actress who appeared in films from the 1930s to the 1950s. She was born in Italy in 1906. Rosina was also a character played by actress Jose Collins in the film The Last Stake (short, 1923).
Rosita
Rosita Marstini was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1940s. She was born in France in 1887. Rosita was also a character name in multiple films, including Hell’s Valley (1931) and Zoo in Budapest (1933).
Rozika
Rozika was a character played by actress Mary Nash in the film Arms and the Woman (1916).
Rubye
Rubye De Remer was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1930s. She was born in Colorado in 1892. Her birth name was Ruby Burkhardt.
