Julien

Where Julien comes from

Borrowed from French Julien.
— Wiktionary's entry for Julien
  • French
Along the way
  1. 1709
    Julien Offray de La Mettrie born
    French physician and philosopher
  2. 1888
    First appearance
    #917 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1900
    Julien Green born
    American author
  4. 2009
    Peak, #533
    500 babies named Julien — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from French, equivalent to English Julian.
Namesakes
  • Julien Offray de La Mettrie · French physician and philosopher, 1709–1751
  • Julien Green · American author, 1900–1998
  • Julien Gracq · French writer, 1910–2007
  • Julien Alfred · Saint Lucian sprinter, born 2001
  • Julien Duvivier · French film director, 1896–1967

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.