Julien
- #9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births
- #709 for boys in 2025, 380 births
- Given to boys 98.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2009 · 500 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 13,791since 1888
Julien over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Julien has never cracked the top 500 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #709 | 380 |
| 2024 | — | #701 | 384 | |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | #638 | 432 |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | #660 | 415 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #618 | 450 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #585 | 472 |
| 2019 | — | #622 | 436 | |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #579 | 478 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #622 | 420 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #612 | 439 |
| 2015 | — | #625 | 428 | |
| 2014 | — | #672 | 380 | |
| 2013 | — | #620 | 400 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #582 | 441 |
| 2011 | — | #549 | 463 | |
| 2010 | — | #559 | 453 | |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #533 | 500 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #550 | 478 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #588 | 432 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #591 | 415 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #637 | 341 |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #628 | 336 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #639 | 322 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #608 | 330 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #638 | 292 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #636 | 288 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #767 | 208 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #781 | 200 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #788 | 188 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #750 | 200 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #816 | 172 |
| 1994 | — | #927 | 140 | |
| 1993 | — | #889 | 144 | |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #867 | 148 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #819 | 159 |
| 1990 | — | #949 | 119 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,121 | 89 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #1,083 | 84 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #1,295 | 57 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #1,385 | 51 |
| 1985 | — | #1,116 | 69 | |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #1,556 | 39 |
| 1983 | — | #2,017 | 26 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,487 | 42 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,695 | 34 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,910 | 29 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,943 | 27 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,279 | 20 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,458 | 18 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,113 | 22 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,658 | 30 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,934 | 23 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,311 | 17 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,991 | 11 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,686 | 13 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,213 | 17 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,861 | 10 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,107 | 8 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,327 | 12 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,617 | 10 | |
| 1964 | — | #4,039 | 5 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,305 | 7 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,356 | 7 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,315 | 13 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,619 | 6 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,506 | 11 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,257 | 7 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,798 | 9 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,114 | 14 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,514 | 10 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,904 | 16 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,111 | 13 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,218 | 12 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,076 | 14 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,403 | 10 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,926 | 13 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | #2,268 | 11 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,207 | 11 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,471 | 21 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,050 | 12 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,639 | 17 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,127 | 12 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,783 | 16 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,777 | 17 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,927 | 15 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,178 | 13 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,199 | 13 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,387 | 12 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,298 | 13 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,605 | 22 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,390 | 28 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,043 | 16 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,322 | 30 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,827 | 19 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,804 | 10 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,592 | 23 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,531 | 23 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,767 | 19 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,528 | 22 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,782 | 16 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,441 | 18 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,417 | 12 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
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| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
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| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
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| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1888
The first year at least five boys were named Julien! It came in at #917, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1892, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Julien is popular in 2025
- 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
- Louisiana#450 · 1 in 1,913
- Virginia#473 · 1 in 2,328
- Minnesota#477 · 1 in 2,227
- New York#481 · 1 in 2,483
- Washington#502 · 1 in 2,343
Best ever in a state: #145 in Rhode Island, 2016.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #450 | 10 | 1 in 1,913 |
| Virginia | #473 | 16 | 1 in 2,328 |
| Minnesota | #477 | 11 | 1 in 2,227 |
| New York | #481 | 34 | 1 in 2,483 |
| Washington | #502 | 14 | 1 in 2,343 |
| Massachusetts | #507 | 9 | 1 in 3,002 |
| Florida | #508 | 35 | 1 in 2,730 |
| California | #565 | 53 | 1 in 3,311 |
| Colorado | #626 | 8 | 1 in 3,356 |
| Arizona | #634 | 10 | 1 in 3,272 |
| Maryland | #634 | 7 | 1 in 3,271 |
| Pennsylvania | #662 | 13 | 1 in 4,020 |
| Michigan | #679 | 11 | 1 in 3,654 |
| Utah | #703 | 5 | 1 in 3,933 |
| Ohio | #710 | 12 | 1 in 4,378 |
| North Carolina | #718 | 12 | 1 in 4,289 |
| Alabama | #765 | 5 | 1 in 4,304 |
| New Jersey | #766 | 8 | 1 in 4,971 |
| Missouri | #789 | 6 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Texas | #828 | 32 | 1 in 5,470 |
| Georgia | #990 | 8 | 1 in 6,278 |
| Illinois | #1,280 | 5 | 1 in 9,910 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 124 spots since 2020 (#585 → #709)
- Biggest jump: 172 spots in 1990
- Biggest drop: 63 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · boys
121 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 2009 at #533 (500 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1990–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,657
- Highest: 1 in 3,657 boys born in 2020 were named Julien (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,495 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #533 in 2009, was only 1 in 3,967 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 31.5% of all boys named Julien (4,338) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #917 (1888) | #917 |
| 1890s | 11 | #907 (1893) | #982 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 141 | #1,417 (1912) | #1,651 |
| 1920s | 186 | #1,322 (1923) | #1,947 |
| 1930s | 128 | #1,639 (1936) | #2,156 |
| 1940s | 113 | #1,471 (1940) | #2,135 |
| 1950s | 109 | #1,902 (1955) | #2,615 |
| 1960s | 96 | #2,139 (1967) | #2,874 |
| 1970s | 198 | #1,658 (1975) | #2,259 |
| 1980s | 520 | #1,083 (1988) | #1,467 |
| 1990s | 1,678 | #750 (1996) | #835 |
| 2000s | 3,734 | #533 (2009) | #605 |
| 2010s | 4,338 | #549 (2011) | #604 |
| 2020s | 2,533 | #585 (2020) | #652 |
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.
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