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(Main) gender: Female
Pronunciation: juu-rʸee-ah [dʑɨ́ᵝ.ɾʲì.à]
Etymology and/or ways to write:
This name is borrowed from the pan-European name Julia, the feminine form of Latin Iūlius. Most of the kanji used for this name can be seen in the table below:
| ju (じゅ) | ri (り) | a (あ) |
| 樹 “tree” | 里 “village” | 亜/亞 phonetic kanji |
| 珠 “gem, jewel” | 莉 part of 茉莉 (matsuri) “Arabian jasmine” | 愛 “love, affection” |
| 寿 “congratulations; longevity” | 利 “advantage, benefit” | 杏 “apricot” |
| 朱 “vermilion” | 梨 “pear” | 彩/采 “colour” |
| 純 “pure, genuine” | 璃 part of 瑠璃 (ruri) “lapis lazuli” | 安 “quiet, peaceful” |
| 雛 “doll” | 理 “reason, logic” | 阿 phonetic kanji |
| 李 “Japanese/Chinese plum” | 明 “bright” | |
| 吏 “officer” | 有 “existing” | |
| 凛 “cold; dignified” | 藍 “indigo” | |
| 鈴 “bell” | 葵 “hollyhock; wild ginger;” part of 向日葵 (himawari) “sunflower” |
Popularity:
Much of its usage is concentrated on those born in the Heisei period (1989-2019) onwards. In 1989, only 0.003% of girls received this name, gradually rising to 0.011% by 1992 before jumping to 0.017% in 1993 and over 0.032% in 1994. The cause of this jump was singer Mazda Julia, whose first solo single was released in August of 1993.
Percentages remained above 0.025% throughout the rest of the 1990s and much of the 2000s before dropping to below 0.02% by 2009. Based on Baby Calendar rankings data as well as my 2014-20 names research, the average percentage from 2017-20 is around 0.012% with yearly percentages in that time frame sometimes dropping below 0.01%.
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