Julian
#5,410 for girls in 2025, 23 births · #25 for boys in 2025, 7,603 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 7,603 births
- Debut · boys
- 32 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 264,985since 1880
Julian over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,410 | 23 | #25 | 7,603 |
| 2024 | #6,394 | 18 | #30 | 7,390 |
| 2023 | #5,960 | 20 | #33 | 7,097 |
| 2022 | #4,671 | 29 | #35 | 7,305 |
| 2021 | #4,507 | 30 | #33 | 7,693 |
| 2020 | #4,078 | 34 | #34 | 7,552 |
| 2019 | #4,343 | 32 | #31 | 8,443 |
| 2018 | #4,076 | 35 | #36 | 8,368 |
| 2017 | #5,661 | 22 | #37 | 8,455 |
| 2016 | #3,464 | 45 | #39 | 8,388 |
| 2015 | #5,127 | 26 | #45 | 8,064 |
| 2014 | #4,544 | 31 | #47 | 7,686 |
| 2013 | #3,703 | 41 | #47 | 7,521 |
| 2012 | #3,988 | 38 | #53 | 7,389 |
| 2011 | #4,151 | 35 | #50 | 7,627 |
| 2010 | #3,075 | 54 | #53 | 7,589 |
| 2009 | #3,460 | 47 | #62 | 7,388 |
| 2008 | #2,831 | 63 | #61 | 7,469 |
| 2007 | #2,684 | 68 | #66 | 6,781 |
| 2006 | #2,602 | 69 | #65 | 6,797 |
| 2005 | #2,296 | 78 | #74 | 6,116 |
| 2004 | #2,446 | 69 | #74 | 5,673 |
| 2003 | #2,522 | 64 | #77 | 5,410 |
| 2002 | #2,228 | 74 | #78 | 5,223 |
| 2001 | #2,013 | 84 | #82 | 4,944 |
| 2000 | #1,689 | 104 | #87 | 4,590 |
| 1999 | #1,999 | 78 | #111 | 3,218 |
| 1998 | #1,830 | 84 | #124 | 3,053 |
| 1997 | #1,828 | 81 | #131 | 2,911 |
| 1996 | #2,041 | 68 | #129 | 2,857 |
| 1995 | #2,282 | 58 | #132 | 2,703 |
| 1994 | #2,541 | 49 | #140 | 2,505 |
| 1993 | #2,195 | 60 | #135 | 2,489 |
| 1992 | #2,191 | 61 | #133 | 2,548 |
| 1991 | #2,356 | 54 | #122 | 2,690 |
| 1990 | #1,974 | 69 | #123 | 2,700 |
| 1989 | #2,027 | 62 | #137 | 2,210 |
| 1988 | #1,968 | 61 | #167 | 1,673 |
| 1987 | #1,962 | 57 | #183 | 1,492 |
| 1986 | #2,025 | 53 | #172 | 1,546 |
| 1985 | #2,172 | 48 | #174 | 1,529 |
| 1984 | #2,382 | 40 | #237 | 938 |
| 1983 | #2,433 | 38 | #241 | 932 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 | #235 | 991 |
| 1981 | #2,529 | 37 | #252 | 869 |
| 1980 | #2,940 | 30 | #280 | 753 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #300 | 664 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #293 | 643 |
| 1977 | #3,612 | 20 | #266 | 745 |
| 1976 | #3,678 | 18 | #264 | 735 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #262 | 744 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #288 | 650 |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | #264 | 716 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #296 | 624 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #303 | 645 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #309 | 634 |
| 1969 | #3,102 | 19 | #344 | 525 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #355 | 472 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #351 | 452 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #354 | 452 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #352 | 461 |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | #349 | 507 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #360 | 471 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #365 | 478 |
| 1961 | #3,189 | 16 | #344 | 525 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #352 | 492 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #365 | 462 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #358 | 460 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #357 | 454 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #348 | 449 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #339 | 470 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #329 | 494 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #315 | 520 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #312 | 521 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #314 | 492 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #302 | 505 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #292 | 535 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #298 | 533 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #295 | 552 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #279 | 523 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #280 | 462 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #278 | 457 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #253 | 554 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #249 | 530 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #248 | 501 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #238 | 510 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #252 | 458 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #266 | 425 |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | #253 | 449 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #248 | 449 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #234 | 497 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #241 | 474 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #244 | 455 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #217 | 559 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #233 | 502 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | #219 | 592 |
| 1929 | #1,892 | 19 | #214 | 592 |
| 1928 | #1,961 | 19 | #212 | 633 |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 | #214 | 621 |
| 1926 | #1,721 | 24 | #199 | 703 |
| 1925 | #1,795 | 23 | #195 | 716 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | #193 | 728 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | #201 | 673 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #181 | 773 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #182 | 765 |
| 1920 | #1,952 | 20 | #195 | 693 |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | #185 | 686 |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 | #182 | 724 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #186 | 652 |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | #187 | 625 |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | #191 | 579 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | #189 | 449 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #187 | 360 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #196 | 294 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #198 | 152 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #201 | 129 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #207 | 102 |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #219 | 88 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #209 | 92 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #175 | 102 |
| 1905 | — | #216 | 78 | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #234 | 65 |
| 1903 | — | #234 | 59 | |
| 1902 | — | #229 | 62 | |
| 1901 | — | #210 | 66 | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | #224 | 79 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #250 | 45 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #209 | 69 |
| 1897 | — | #238 | 53 | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #240 | 57 |
| 1895 | — | #237 | 55 | |
| 1894 | — | #237 | 53 | |
| 1893 | — | #206 | 68 | |
| 1892 | — | #246 | 52 | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | #242 | 43 |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | #207 | 63 |
| 1889 | — | #231 | 49 | |
| 1888 | — | #256 | 47 | |
| 1887 | — | #250 | 40 | |
| 1886 | — | #235 | 50 | |
| 1885 | — | #236 | 49 | |
| 1884 | — | #247 | 48 | |
| 1883 | — | #225 | 48 | |
| 1882 | — | #267 | 41 | |
| 1881 | — | #262 | 36 | |
| 1880 | — | #291 | 32 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Julian was already there! It came in at #291, and was given to 32 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 49 boys a year got the name.
Where Julian is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#58 · 1 in 344
- South Carolina#70 · 1 in 398
- Georgia#73 · 1 in 405
- Virginia#94 · 1 in 502
- Florida#99 · 1 in 531
Best ever in a state: #3 in Rhode Island, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #58 | 9 | 1 in 344 |
| South Carolina | #70 | 51 | 1 in 398 |
| Georgia | #73 | 77 | 1 in 405 |
| Virginia | #94 | 49 | 1 in 502 |
| Florida | #99 | 19 | 1 in 531 |
| New Mexico | #107 | 9 | 1 in 424 |
| North Carolina | #115 | 53 | 1 in 628 |
| Arizona | #121 | 7 | 1 in 487 |
| Texas | #126 | 87 | 1 in 602 |
| Connecticut | #146 | 8 | 1 in 1,601 |
| Minnesota | #154 | 22 | 1 in 1,002 |
| Massachusetts | #165 | 18 | 1 in 1,899 |
| New York | #165 | 56 | 1 in 1,652 |
| California | #172 | 24 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Maine | #174 | 6 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Mississippi | #174 | 17 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Maryland | #178 | 7 | 1 in 1,918 |
| Alabama | #185 | 22 | 1 in 1,185 |
| Kentucky | #191 | 20 | 1 in 1,316 |
| Louisiana | #195 | 17 | 1 in 1,118 |
| Colorado | #208 | 6 | 1 in 1,464 |
| Ohio | #228 | 21 | 1 in 2,482 |
| Oklahoma | #231 | 15 | 1 in 1,532 |
| New Jersey | #244 | 8 | 1 in 3,715 |
| Illinois | #245 | 21 | 1 in 2,674 |
| West Virginia | #259 | 8 | 1 in 2,104 |
| Missouri | #262 | 12 | 1 in 2,446 |
| Indiana | #270 | 8 | 1 in 3,213 |
| Wisconsin | #276 | 7 | 1 in 3,432 |
| Tennessee | #281 | 10 | 1 in 2,472 |
| Michigan | #296 | 10 | 1 in 3,549 |
| Pennsylvania | #304 | 18 | 1 in 4,948 |
| Arkansas | #323 | 7 | 1 in 2,554 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Julian
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 5 spots since 2024 (#30 → #25)
- 9 spots since 2020 (#34 → #25)
- 20 spots since 2015 (#45 → #25)
- Biggest jump: 63 spots in 1985 (#237 → #174)
- Biggest drop: 41 spots in 1899 (#209 → #250)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #25 (7,603 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 26 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 213
- Highest: 1 in 213 boys born in 2019 were named Julian (0.47%)
- Latest: 1 in 225 boys born in 2025 (0.45%)
- Its best rank, #25 in 2025, was only 1 in 225 (0.45%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 30.0% of all boys named Julian (79,530) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 440 | #225 (1883) | #250 |
| 1890s | 558 | #206 (1893) | #231 |
| 1900s | 793 | #175 (1906) | #216 |
| 1910s | 4,650 | #182 (1918) | #190 |
| 1920s | 6,897 | #181 (1922) | #199 |
| 1930s | 4,860 | #217 (1932) | #241 |
| 1940s | 5,157 | #238 (1940) | #271 |
| 1950s | 4,827 | #302 (1950) | #334 |
| 1960s | 4,835 | #344 (1961) | #353 |
| 1970s | 6,800 | #262 (1975) | #285 |
| 1980s | 12,933 | #137 (1989) | #208 |
| 1990s | 27,674 | #111 (1999) | #128 |
| 2000s | 60,391 | #61 (2008) | #73 |
| 2010s | 79,530 | #31 (2019) | #44 |
| 2020s | 44,640 | #25 (2025) | #32 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Julian in 1921
girls
#2,378
15 births · 1 in 82,204 girls
boys
#182
765 births · 1 in 1,440 boys
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 82,204 of them was named Julian, which outranked 59.5% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Julian
- #2,282Wyona16
- #2,282Yoshiye16
- #2,282Zela16
- #2,378Julian15
- #2,378Adrianna15
- #2,378Algie15
- #2,378Arabella15
- #2,509Adabelle14
- #2,509Aleatha14
- #2,509Anniebell14
Tied with 130 names at #2,378; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 1,440 of them was named Julian, which outranked 96.3% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).