Meaning: Its source is a Greek expression meaning "Jove's descendant."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Spanish.

Popularity: The name Julio ranked 252nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 247th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: Some authorities prefer the meaning ''downy beard.'' However, this might have been understood as an attribute of Jove, the chief of the Greco-Roman gods.

The original Greek name evolved into the name of a Roman clan, whose most famous member was the military and political leader Julius Caesar.

Meaning: Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Jove's descendant."

Popularity: The name Julio ranked 4148th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: Some authorities prefer the meaning ''downy beard.'' However, this might have been understood as an attribute of Jove, the chief of the Greco-Roman gods.

The original form evolved into Julius, the Latin name of a Roman clan whose most famous member was the military and political leader Julius Caesar.