Jules is a distinctive choice, ranked #4193 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jules in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#4193
About the Name Jules
Jules is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1300 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #786 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jules is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jules
Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Jules per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jules in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jules is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1300 places over the last five years to #4193 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Jules is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jules include: Judge Jules — Julius O'Riordan, better known by his stage name Judge Jules, is a British dance music DJ, record producer and entertainment lawyer.; Jules Koundé — Jules Olivier Koundé is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Barcelona and the France national team.; Jules Kroll — Jules B..
Jules does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Juless in the wild.
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UK babies named Jules (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 1300 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jules
Likely around 1 other Jules in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jules
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Julius O'Riordan, better known by his stage name Judge Jules, is a British dance music DJ, record producer and entertainment lawyer. He is known for his DJ activities, music production and long-running radio show which achieved global success.
Jules Olivier Koundé is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Barcelona and the France national team. Primarily a right-back, he is also capable of playing as a centre-back.
Jules-Alexandre Grün was a French Post-Impressionist painter, poster artist, and illustrator. Grun's best known painting is called The Dinner Party, produced in 1911.
Jules Auguste Armand Marie de Polignac, Count of Polignac, then Prince of Polignac, and briefly 3rd Duke of Polignac in 1847, was a French statesman and ultra-royalist politician after the Revolution. He served as prime minister under Charles X, just before the July Revolution in 1830 that overthrew the senior line of the House of Bourbon.
Jules Rimet was a French football administrator who was the 3rd president of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years.
Jules Alphonse Eugène Itier was a French customs inspector and amateur daguerreotypist. Between 1842 and 1843 he traveled to Senegal, Guadeloupe and India, where he took a number of early daguerreotypes.
Pierre-Jules Renard was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte and Les Histoires Naturelles. Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompre and the posthumously published Huit Jours à la campagne.