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
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 7,603 births
- Debut · boys
- 32 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 264,985since 1880
Julian over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #5,410 | 23 | #25 | 7,603 |
| 2024 | #6,394 | 18 | #30 | 7,390 |
| 2023 | #5,960 | 20 | #33 | 7,097 |
| 2022 | #4,671 | 29 | #35 | 7,305 |
| 2021 | #4,507 | 30 | #33 | 7,693 |
| 2020 | #4,078 | 34 | #34 | 7,552 |
| 2019 | #4,343 | 32 | #31 | 8,443 |
| 2018 | #4,076 | 35 | #36 | 8,368 |
| 2017 | #5,661 | 22 | #37 | 8,455 |
| 2016 | #3,464 | 45 | #39 | 8,388 |
| 2015 | #5,127 | 26 | #45 | 8,064 |
| 2014 | #4,544 | 31 | #47 | 7,686 |
| 2013 | #3,703 | 41 | #47 | 7,521 |
| 2012 | #3,988 | 38 | #53 | 7,389 |
| 2011 | #4,151 | 35 | #50 | 7,627 |
| 2010 | #3,075 | 54 | #53 | 7,589 |
| 2009 | #3,460 | 47 | #62 | 7,388 |
| 2008 | #2,831 | 63 | #61 | 7,469 |
| 2007 | #2,684 | 68 | #66 | 6,781 |
| 2006 | #2,602 | 69 | #65 | 6,797 |
| 2005 | #2,296 | 78 | #74 | 6,116 |
| 2004 | #2,446 | 69 | #74 | 5,673 |
| 2003 | #2,522 | 64 | #77 | 5,410 |
| 2002 | #2,228 | 74 | #78 | 5,223 |
| 2001 | #2,013 | 84 | #82 | 4,944 |
| 2000 | #1,689 | 104 | #87 | 4,590 |
| 1999 | #1,999 | 78 | #111 | 3,218 |
| 1998 | #1,830 | 84 | #124 | 3,053 |
| 1997 | #1,828 | 81 | #131 | 2,911 |
| 1996 | #2,041 | 68 | #129 | 2,857 |
| 1995 | #2,282 | 58 | #132 | 2,703 |
| 1994 | #2,541 | 49 | #140 | 2,505 |
| 1993 | #2,195 | 60 | #135 | 2,489 |
| 1992 | #2,191 | 61 | #133 | 2,548 |
| 1991 | #2,356 | 54 | #122 | 2,690 |
| 1990 | #1,974 | 69 | #123 | 2,700 |
| 1989 | #2,027 | 62 | #137 | 2,210 |
| 1988 | #1,968 | 61 | #167 | 1,673 |
| 1987 | #1,962 | 57 | #183 | 1,492 |
| 1986 | #2,025 | 53 | #172 | 1,546 |
| 1985 | #2,172 | 48 | #174 | 1,529 |
| 1984 | #2,382 | 40 | #237 | 938 |
| 1983 | #2,433 | 38 | #241 | 932 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 | #235 | 991 |
| 1981 | #2,529 | 37 | #252 | 869 |
| 1980 | #2,940 | 30 | #280 | 753 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #300 | 664 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #293 | 643 |
| 1977 | #3,612 | 20 | #266 | 745 |
| 1976 | #3,678 | 18 | #264 | 735 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #262 | 744 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #288 | 650 |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | #264 | 716 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #296 | 624 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #303 | 645 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #309 | 634 |
| 1969 | #3,102 | 19 | #344 | 525 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #355 | 472 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #351 | 452 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #354 | 452 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #352 | 461 |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | #349 | 507 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #360 | 471 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #365 | 478 |
| 1961 | #3,189 | 16 | #344 | 525 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #352 | 492 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #365 | 462 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #358 | 460 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #357 | 454 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #348 | 449 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #339 | 470 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #329 | 494 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #315 | 520 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #312 | 521 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #314 | 492 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #302 | 505 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #292 | 535 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #298 | 533 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #295 | 552 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #279 | 523 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #280 | 462 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #278 | 457 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #253 | 554 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #249 | 530 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #248 | 501 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #238 | 510 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #252 | 458 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #266 | 425 |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | #253 | 449 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #248 | 449 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #234 | 497 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #241 | 474 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #244 | 455 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #217 | 559 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #233 | 502 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | #219 | 592 |
| 1929 | #1,892 | 19 | #214 | 592 |
| 1928 | #1,961 | 19 | #212 | 633 |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 | #214 | 621 |
| 1926 | #1,721 | 24 | #199 | 703 |
| 1925 | #1,795 | 23 | #195 | 716 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | #193 | 728 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | #201 | 673 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #181 | 773 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #182 | 765 |
| 1920 | #1,952 | 20 | #195 | 693 |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | #185 | 686 |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 | #182 | 724 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #186 | 652 |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | #187 | 625 |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | #191 | 579 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | #189 | 449 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #187 | 360 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #196 | 294 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #198 | 152 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #201 | 129 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #207 | 102 |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #219 | 88 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #209 | 92 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #175 | 102 |
| 1905 | — | #216 | 78 | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #234 | 65 |
| 1903 | — | #234 | 59 | |
| 1902 | — | #229 | 62 | |
| 1901 | — | #210 | 66 | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | #224 | 79 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #250 | 45 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #209 | 69 |
| 1897 | — | #238 | 53 | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #240 | 57 |
| 1895 | — | #237 | 55 | |
| 1894 | — | #237 | 53 | |
| 1893 | — | #206 | 68 | |
| 1892 | — | #246 | 52 | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | #242 | 43 |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | #207 | 63 |
| 1889 | — | #231 | 49 | |
| 1888 | — | #256 | 47 | |
| 1887 | — | #250 | 40 | |
| 1886 | — | #235 | 50 | |
| 1885 | — | #236 | 49 | |
| 1884 | — | #247 | 48 | |
| 1883 | — | #225 | 48 | |
| 1882 | — | #267 | 41 | |
| 1881 | — | #262 | 36 | |
| 1880 | — | #291 | 32 | |
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.
See more about Julian
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #25 (7,603 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 30.0% of all boys named Julian (79,530) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 440 | #225 (1883) | #250 |
| 1890s | 558 | #206 (1893) | #231 |
| 1900s | 793 | #175 (1906) | #216 |
| 1910s | 4,650 | #182 (1918) | #190 |
| 1920s | 6,897 | #181 (1922) | #199 |
| 1930s | 4,860 | #217 (1932) | #241 |
| 1940s | 5,157 | #238 (1940) | #271 |
| 1950s | 4,827 | #302 (1950) | #334 |
| 1960s | 4,835 | #344 (1961) | #353 |
| 1970s | 6,800 | #262 (1975) | #285 |
| 1980s | 12,933 | #137 (1989) | #208 |
| 1990s | 27,674 | #111 (1999) | #128 |
| 2000s | 60,391 | #61 (2008) | #73 |
| 2010s | 79,530 | #31 (2019) | #44 |
| 2020s | 44,640 | #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 1970
Top girls' names in 1970
Top boys' names in 1970
More about 1970
girls
1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 145,679 of them was named Julian, which outranked 52.0% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,246Waleska13
- #4,246Wanetta13
- #4,246Wanette13
- #4,492Julian12
- #4,492Adonna12
- #4,492Agustina12
- #4,492Alaine12
- #4,761Adraine11
- #4,761Adrea11
- #4,761Adrena11
Tied with 268 names at #4,492; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 2,931 of them was named Julian, which outranked 94.3% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.