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Jules

Girl / Boy name · 13 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Jules: 13 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to both boys and girls, peaking at 4 births in 2020.

Jules is the French form of Julius, a Latin name meaning "youthful" or "downy-bearded," drawn from the ancient Roman family name Iulius. The most famous bearer is Jules Verne, the visionary French novelist whose works like *Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea* shaped science fiction. The name also belongs to cartoonist Jules Feiffer and, in its original form, to Julius Caesar. While no place is directly named after them, the name Julius lives on in the Julian calendar. In Scotland, Jules works as a unisex name, often a short, modern choice for Julia or Julian, but also used independently—a crisp, international alternative that feels both classic and fresh.