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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201918boysat 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 1918

  • 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: #162 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,132 boysMNIllinois: #195 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,707 boysILWisconsin: #247 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,468 boysWIMichigan: #162 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,130 boysMINew York: #153 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,425 boysNYMassachusetts: #175 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,810 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedRIOregon: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,007 boysORNevada: 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: #303 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,367 boysIAIndiana: #213 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,949 boysINOhio: #262 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,199 boysOHPennsylvania: #287 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,320 boysPANew Jersey: #211 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,747 boysNJConnecticut: #146 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,309 boysCTCalifornia: #226 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,803 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedUTColorado: #185 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,243 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #238 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,912 boysMOKentucky: #140 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 887 boysKYWest Virginia: #188 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,275 boysWVVirginia: #83 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 449 boysVAMaryland: #146 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,177 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedDEArizona: #71 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 290 boysAZNew Mexico: #77 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 281 boysNMKansas: #272 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,455 boysKSArkansas: #317 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,316 boysARTennessee: #173 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,216 boysTNNorth Carolina: #129 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 715 boysNCSouth Carolina: #104 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 605 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #73 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 385 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #235 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,435 boysLAMississippi: #235 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,618 boysMSAlabama: #226 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,639 boysALGeorgia: #80 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 424 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedHITexas: #126 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 625 boysTXFlorida: #118 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 586 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#71 · 1 in 290
  2. District of Columbia#73 · 1 in 385
  3. New Mexico#77 · 1 in 281
  4. Georgia#80 · 1 in 424
  5. Virginia#83 · 1 in 449

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#71111 in 290
District of Columbia#7371 in 385
New Mexico#77121 in 281
Georgia#80691 in 424
Virginia#83491 in 449
South Carolina#104321 in 605
Florida#118151 in 586
Texas#126681 in 625
North Carolina#129411 in 715
Kentucky#140261 in 887
Connecticut#146101 in 1,309
Maryland#146101 in 1,177
New York#153631 in 1,425
Michigan#162291 in 1,130
Minnesota#162181 in 1,132
Oregon#16551 in 1,007
Tennessee#173181 in 1,216
Massachusetts#175181 in 1,810
Colorado#18561 in 1,243
West Virginia#188111 in 1,275
Illinois#195321 in 1,707
New Jersey#211101 in 2,747
Indiana#213121 in 1,949
Alabama#226141 in 1,639
California#226121 in 1,803
Louisiana#235121 in 1,435
Mississippi#235111 in 1,618
Missouri#238141 in 1,912
Wisconsin#24791 in 2,468
Ohio#262151 in 3,199
Kansas#27261 in 2,455
Pennsylvania#287201 in 4,320
Iowa#30361 in 3,367
Arkansas#31771 in 2,316
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
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 1918

girls
#2,519
13 births · 1 in 89,049 girls
boys
#182
724 births · 1 in 1,400 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #2,519Julian13

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #182Julian724
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 89,049 of them was named Julian, which outranked 54.9% of the 5,585 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. #2,376Wynelle14
  2. #2,376Zilla14
  3. #2,376Zulema14
  4. #2,519Julian13
  5. #2,519Adabelle13
  6. #2,519Aleatha13
  7. #2,519Alleene13
  8. #2,674Adrian12
  9. #2,674Albie12
  10. #2,674Albirda12

Tied with 154 names at #2,519; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,400 of them was named Julian, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julian
  1. #179Wilfred731
  2. #180Phillip730
  3. #181Otto728
  4. #182Julian724
  5. #183Rufus721
  6. #184Dan710
  7. #185Jay706
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →