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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
264,985
since 1880

Julian over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201924boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,41023#257,603
2024#6,39418#307,390
2023#5,96020#337,097
2022#4,67129#357,305
2021#4,50730#337,693
2020#4,07834#347,552
2019#4,34332#318,443
2018#4,07635#368,368
2017#5,66122#378,455
2016#3,46445#398,388
2015#5,12726#458,064
2014#4,54431#477,686
2013#3,70341#477,521
2012#3,98838#537,389
2011#4,15135#507,627
2010#3,07554#537,589
2009#3,46047#627,388
2008#2,83163#617,469
2007#2,68468#666,781
2006#2,60269#656,797
2005#2,29678#746,116
2004#2,44669#745,673
2003#2,52264#775,410
2002#2,22874#785,223
2001#2,01384#824,944
2000#1,689104#874,590
1999#1,99978#1113,218
1998#1,83084#1243,053
1997#1,82881#1312,911
1996#2,04168#1292,857
1995#2,28258#1322,703
1994#2,54149#1402,505
1993#2,19560#1352,489
1992#2,19161#1332,548
1991#2,35654#1222,690
1990#1,97469#1232,700
1989#2,02762#1372,210
1988#1,96861#1671,673
1987#1,96257#1831,492
1986#2,02553#1721,546
1985#2,17248#1741,529
1984#2,38240#237938
1983#2,43338#241932
1982#2,02451#235991
1981#2,52937#252869
1980#2,94030#280753
1979#4,62615#300664
1978#3,77719#293643
1977#3,61220#266745
1976#3,67818#264735
1975#4,37014#262744
1974#3,69517#288650
1973#3,34219#264716
1972#3,89415#296624
1971#6,0068#303645
1970#4,49212#309634
1969#3,10219#344525
1968#3,31516#355472
1967#3,65613#351452
1966#4,19810#354452
1965#4,4949#352461
1964#3,87912#349507
1963#3,80112#360471
1962#4,01111#365478
1961#3,18916#344525
1960#4,7738#352492
1959#4,6258#365462
1958#3,92510#358460
1957#4,2029#357454
1956#5,3256#348449
1955#4,0699#339470
1954#3,9679#329494
1953#4,2268#315520
1952#4,1238#312521
1951#4,0118#314492
1950#3,05212#302505
1949#3,39310#292535
1948#4,2057#298533
1947#3,24011#295552
1946#3,9947#279523
1945#2,23715#280462
1944#2,62512#278457
1943#2,86111#253554
1942#4,1246#249530
1941#2,66811#248501
1940#3,5037#238510
1939#3,1458#252458
1938#3,4507#266425
1937#2,57011#253449
1936#2,38612#248449
1935#3,4317#234497
1934#3,8026#241474
1933#3,7536#244455
1932#2,49012#217559
1931#3,2268#233502
1930#2,02317#219592
1929#1,89219#214592
1928#1,96119#212633
1927#1,82822#214621
1926#1,72124#199703
1925#1,79523#195716
1924#2,97311#193728
1923#2,36615#201673
1922#2,61213#181773
1921#2,37815#182765
1920#1,95220#195693
1919#1,85520#185686
1918#2,51913#182724
1917#2,42813#186652
1916#1,80519#187625
1915#2,25513#191579
1914#1,89613#189449
1913#2,8276#187360
1912#2,3607#196294
1911#1,9567#198152
1910#2,3985#201129
1909#1,29011#207102
1908#1,6767#21988
1907#1,5128#20992
1906#1,7276#175102
1905—#21678
1904#1,6596#23465
1903—#23459
1902—#22962
1901—#21066
1900#1,5617#22479
1899#1,3946#25045
1898#1,3797#20969
1897—#23853
1896#1,5835#24057
1895—#23755
1894—#23753
1893—#20668
1892—#24652
1891#1,3325#24243
1890#1,0068#20763
1889—#23149
1888—#25647
1887—#25040
1886—#23550
1885—#23649
1884—#24748
1883—#22548
1882—#26741
1881—#26236
1880—#29132
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 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #341 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,418 boysMNIllinois: #234 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,488 boysILWisconsin: #257 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,055 boysWIMichigan: #302 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,891 boysMINew York: #157 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,435 boysNYMassachusetts: #158 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,891 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedIAIndiana: #273 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,360 boysINOhio: #348 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,999 boysOHPennsylvania: #307 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,049 boysPANew Jersey: #222 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,370 boysNJConnecticut: #183 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,081 boysCTCalifornia: #172 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,143 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedUTColorado: #138 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 734 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #278 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,768 boysMOKentucky: #164 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,123 boysKYWest Virginia: #188 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,318 boysWVVirginia: #121 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 656 boysVAMaryland: #163 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,482 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedDEArizona: #101 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 372 boysAZNew Mexico: #63 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 249 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedKSArkansas: #402 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,672 boysARTennessee: #203 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,572 boysTNNorth Carolina: #136 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 774 boysNCSouth Carolina: #75 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 410 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #246 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,901 boysOKLouisiana: #309 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,151 boysLAMississippi: #217 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,539 boysMSAlabama: #264 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,162 boysALGeorgia: #88 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 480 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedHITexas: #121 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 573 boysTXFlorida: #74 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 376 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#63 · 1 in 249
  2. Florida#74 · 1 in 376
  3. South Carolina#75 · 1 in 410
  4. Georgia#88 · 1 in 480
  5. Arizona#101 · 1 in 372

Best ever in a state: #3 in Rhode Island, 2019.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#63161 in 249
Florida#74311 in 376
South Carolina#75491 in 410
Georgia#88581 in 480
Arizona#101101 in 372
Texas#121981 in 573
Virginia#121371 in 656
North Carolina#136451 in 774
Colorado#138121 in 734
New York#157671 in 1,435
Massachusetts#158191 in 1,891
Maryland#16391 in 1,482
Kentucky#164241 in 1,123
California#172321 in 1,143
Connecticut#18361 in 2,081
West Virginia#188141 in 1,318
Tennessee#203161 in 1,572
Mississippi#217121 in 1,539
New Jersey#22291 in 3,370
Illinois#234241 in 2,488
Oklahoma#246121 in 1,901
Wisconsin#25781 in 3,055
Alabama#264121 in 2,162
Indiana#27381 in 3,360
Missouri#278111 in 2,768
Michigan#302101 in 3,891
Pennsylvania#307181 in 5,049
Louisiana#30991 in 2,151
Minnesota#34151 in 4,418
Ohio#34891 in 5,999
Arkansas#40251 in 3,672
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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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s440#225 (1883)#250
1890s558#206 (1893)#231
1900s793#175 (1906)#216
1910s4,650#182 (1918)#190
1920s6,897#181 (1922)#199
1930s4,860#217 (1932)#241
1940s5,157#238 (1940)#271
1950s4,827#302 (1950)#334
1960s4,835#344 (1961)#353
1970s6,800#262 (1975)#285
1980s12,933#137 (1989)#208
1990s27,674#111 (1999)#128
2000s60,391#61 (2008)#73
2010s79,530#31 (2019)#44
2020s44,640#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 1924

girls
#2,973
11 births · 1 in 113,534 girls
boys
#193
728 births · 1 in 1,556 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #2,973Julian11

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #193Julian728
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 113,534 of them was named Julian, which outranked 49.6% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julian
  1. #2,809Wana12
  2. #2,809Willadene12
  3. #2,809Zara12
  4. #2,973Julian11
  5. #2,973Adelfa11
  6. #2,973Adelyn11
  7. #2,973Agripina11
  8. #3,144Adra10
  9. #3,144Albirta10
  10. #3,144Aldea10

Tied with 170 names at #2,973; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 1,556 of them was named Julian, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julian
  1. #190Juan740
  2. #191Bobby733
  3. #192Ervin729
  4. #193Julian728
  5. #193Wilfred728
  6. #195Elbert726
  7. #196Lonnie716
  8. #197Rufus709

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →