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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201925boysat 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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedAKMaine: #193 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,289 boysMEVermont: 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: #258 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,676 boysMNIllinois: #224 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,363 boysILWisconsin: #227 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,378 boysWIMichigan: #390 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,568 boysMINew York: #148 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,348 boysNYMassachusetts: #176 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,138 boysMARhode Island: #131 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,076 boysRIOregon: 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: #268 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,218 boysINOhio: #314 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,825 boysOHPennsylvania: #323 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,887 boysPANew Jersey: #181 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,286 boysNJConnecticut: #160 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,736 boysCTCalifornia: #175 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,143 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #292 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,295 boysMOKentucky: #184 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,295 boysKYWest Virginia: #140 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 927 boysWVVirginia: #117 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 666 boysVAMaryland: #148 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,328 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedDEArizona: #149 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 628 boysAZNew Mexico: #54 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 216 boysNMKansas: #266 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,633 boysKSArkansas: #254 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,810 boysARTennessee: #187 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,351 boysTNNorth Carolina: #129 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 710 boysNCSouth Carolina: #118 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 663 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #202 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,138 boysLAMississippi: #195 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,364 boysMSAlabama: #177 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,209 boysALGeorgia: #84 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 411 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedHITexas: #160 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 790 boysTXFlorida: #85 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 413 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#54 · 1 in 216
  2. Georgia#84 · 1 in 411
  3. Florida#85 · 1 in 413
  4. Virginia#117 · 1 in 666
  5. South Carolina#118 · 1 in 663

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#54181 in 216
Georgia#84691 in 411
Florida#85321 in 413
Virginia#117351 in 666
South Carolina#118291 in 663
North Carolina#129481 in 710
Rhode Island#13151 in 1,076
West Virginia#140191 in 927
Maryland#148101 in 1,328
New York#148711 in 1,348
Arizona#14961 in 628
Connecticut#16071 in 1,736
Texas#160701 in 790
California#175321 in 1,143
Massachusetts#176161 in 2,138
Alabama#177221 in 1,209
New Jersey#181131 in 2,286
Kentucky#184201 in 1,295
Tennessee#187181 in 1,351
Maine#19351 in 1,289
Mississippi#195141 in 1,364
Louisiana#202171 in 1,138
Illinois#224251 in 2,363
Wisconsin#227101 in 2,378
Arkansas#254101 in 1,810
Minnesota#25881 in 2,676
Kansas#26661 in 2,633
Indiana#26881 in 3,218
Missouri#29291 in 3,295
Ohio#314111 in 4,825
Pennsylvania#323151 in 5,887
Michigan#39061 in 6,568
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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 1925

girls
#1,795
23 births · 1 in 52,930 girls
boys
#195
716 births · 1 in 1,559 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #1,795Julian23

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #195Julian716
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 52,930 of them was named Julian, which outranked 68.9% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julian
  1. #1,748Wilmer24
  2. #1,748Yoshie24
  3. #1,748Yuriko24
  4. #1,795Julian23
  5. #1,795Anner23
  6. #1,795Anona23
  7. #1,795Apolonia23
  8. #1,847Adel22
  9. #1,847Alvie22
  10. #1,847Annelle22

Tied with 51 names at #1,795; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,559 of them was named Julian, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julian
  1. #191Jesus722
  2. #193Allan719
  3. #194Juan718
  4. #195Julian716
  5. #196Lowell709
  6. #197Alton708
  7. #197Jimmy708
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →