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

Showing
Show data for
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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201931boysat peak
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1931

  • 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: #313 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,982 boysMNIllinois: #244 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,995 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedWIMichigan: #273 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,540 boysMINew York: #211 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,438 boysNYMassachusetts: #219 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,719 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: #263 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,407 boysINOhio: #334 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,998 boysOHPennsylvania: #290 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,498 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #185 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,212 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedUTColorado: #126 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 606 boysCONebraska: #245 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,271 boysNEMissouri: #315 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,880 boysMOKentucky: #254 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,062 boysKYWest Virginia: #272 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,313 boysWVVirginia: #146 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 811 boysVAMaryland: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,326 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedDEArizona: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 812 boysAZNew Mexico: #163 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 650 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedKSArkansas: #352 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,278 boysARTennessee: #295 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,041 boysTNNorth Carolina: #174 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,091 boysNCSouth Carolina: #136 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 782 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #267 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,405 boysOKLouisiana: #320 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,633 boysLAMississippi: #375 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,625 boysMSAlabama: #177 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,228 boysALGeorgia: #124 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 683 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedHITexas: #159 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 767 boysTXFlorida: #86 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 468 boysFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · boys
  1. Florida#86 · 1 in 468
  2. Georgia#124 · 1 in 683
  3. Colorado#126 · 1 in 606
  4. South Carolina#136 · 1 in 782
  5. Virginia#146 · 1 in 811

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#86241 in 468
Georgia#124401 in 683
Colorado#126141 in 606
South Carolina#136211 in 782
Virginia#146261 in 811
Texas#159721 in 767
New Mexico#16371 in 650
Arizona#17051 in 812
North Carolina#174291 in 1,091
Alabama#177211 in 1,228
California#185301 in 1,212
Maryland#20351 in 2,326
New York#211371 in 2,438
Massachusetts#21981 in 3,719
Illinois#244181 in 2,995
Nebraska#24551 in 2,271
Kentucky#254121 in 2,062
Indiana#26371 in 3,407
Oklahoma#26791 in 2,405
West Virginia#27271 in 2,313
Michigan#273111 in 3,540
Pennsylvania#290171 in 4,498
Tennessee#29581 in 3,041
Minnesota#31351 in 3,982
Missouri#31571 in 3,880
Louisiana#32071 in 2,633
Ohio#33481 in 5,998
Arkansas#35251 in 3,278
Mississippi#37551 in 3,625
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Maine———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
Wisconsin———
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
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 1931

girls
#3,226
8 births · 1 in 133,091 girls
boys
#233
502 births · 1 in 2,071 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #3,226Julian8

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #233Julian502
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 133,091 of them was named Julian, which outranked 35.2% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julian
  1. #2,972Yoshie9
  2. #2,972Zell9
  3. #2,972Zenith9
  4. #3,226Julian8
  5. #3,226Adelyn8
  6. #3,226Adena8
  7. #3,226Agapita8
  8. #3,497Adria7
  9. #3,497Ailie7
  10. #3,497Alberto7

Tied with 270 names at #3,226; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

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

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 2,071 of them was named Julian, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julian
  1. #230Wilfred514
  2. #231Nick512
  3. #232Carlton503
  4. #233Julian502
  5. #233Byron502
  6. #233Fredrick502
  7. #236Norbert501
  8. #237Tommie494
  9. #238Troy485

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

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

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

See the top 100 for 1931 →