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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.

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.

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 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.