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I've never been fond of it, and now i loathe it even more, seeing it's the name of our Prime Minister. I much prefer Juliana.

No way is Julia dated! I have a cousin called Julia and there are at least two people in my year called Julia. It's a very pretty, confident name, but not frilly. I think I prefer Juliet, though.

It's classic. Not dated, although it did experience a dip in popularity between 1944 and 1979, still, it didn't go WAY down, so I think it's escaped any datedness. It's a beautiful name. I had a great-aunt of this name, but she was always called Jule.

It's lovely and classic, and one of my friends is about to name her daughter Julia. And there is the lovely song by the Beatles to consider. However, I have seen so many Julias and Juliets in my area lately (Southeastern U.S.) that it is quickly becoming boring to me.

I think of Julia as one of the ultimate classic names. Not dated at all. I think it's beautiful. I love it and it's one of the more "normal" or common names I'd seriously consider for my own child.

I think it's a classic, and a lovely one at that.

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I tend to prefer Jul- names for boys, but if I wanted to use one for a girl, I'd definitely pick Julia. I think it's more elegant than Julie, Juliet, or Julian(n)a and would age better, too.

I think it's a little boring and it reminds me of the late 80s and early 90s. It is a classic but classics can sound dated too (e.g. Amanda, Stephanie, Jessica). I wouldn't say it is timeless. Elizabeth always sounds classic whereas Amanda, while being a classic, sounds dated and I think Julia is more like Amanda than Elizabeth. It still sounds fresh now but I think it may remind people of the 90s in a few years.

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If you like it, use it. It's too common for my taste but it's a nice name. I much prefer Julie (dated but will make a comeback, I think) and Juliet.

I love Julia and I think it's a classic.

Not dated at all, imo. There are a few others that fall into the consistent classics category: Laura, Maria, Elizabeth / Elisabeth, Catherine / Katherine, Rebecca, Sara / Sarah, etc.

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Love it too although these days I'm more into Juliet. Sounds great with the names of your other children.

This message was edited 4/22/2012, 12:25 PM

Classic, beautiful and distinguished - but unfortunately far too common in my country, and thus not an original choice to make. It has been in the top 3 for a few years now, so I would never use it, just for that reason alone already. Another reason is that my only cousin is named Juliette but is frequently nicknamed Julia by relatives, so that's also a no-no. I'm not a fan of closely resembling names in one family, you see.

Classic, and beautiful. Also like Julian.

It's classic and timeless. Much less liable to date a bearer than Julie, which was used a lot in the '60s I think.

Julia is classic, not dated. I love it too. :)

Classic.

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Julia is NEVER dated. Julie, yes. Julia is timeless forever.