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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202005boysat peak
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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 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #109 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 332 boysAKMaine: #141 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 557 boysMEVermont: #132 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 438 boysVTNew Hampshire: #93 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 350 boysNHWashington: #76 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 285 boysWAIdaho: #146 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 506 boysIDMontana: #162 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 563 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #140 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 638 boysMNIllinois: #44 for boys · 373 births · 1 in 207 boysILWisconsin: #156 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 651 boysWIMichigan: #102 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 452 boysMINew York: #69 for boys · 349 births · 1 in 310 boysNYMassachusetts: #89 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 373 boysMARhode Island: #72 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 225 boysRIOregon: #100 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 353 boysORNevada: #39 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 167 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Julian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 835 boysSDIowa: #147 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 566 boysIAIndiana: #115 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 445 boysINOhio: #130 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 585 boysOHPennsylvania: #88 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 382 boysPANew Jersey: #69 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 301 boysNJConnecticut: #76 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 271 boysCTCalifornia: #37 for boys · 1,454 births · 1 in 175 boysCAUtah: #189 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 772 boysUTColorado: #78 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 283 boysCONebraska: #121 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 412 boysNEMissouri: #175 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 830 boysMOKentucky: #203 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,067 boysKYWest Virginia: #216 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,124 boysWVVirginia: #102 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 458 boysVAMaryland: #83 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 351 boysMDDelaware: #113 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 452 boysDEArizona: #43 for boys · 226 births · 1 in 188 boysAZNew Mexico: #19 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 108 boysNMKansas: #121 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 444 boysKSArkansas: #161 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 655 boysARTennessee: #128 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 576 boysTNNorth Carolina: #96 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 447 boysNCSouth Carolina: #125 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 558 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #71 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 258 boysDCOklahoma: #125 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 439 boysOKLouisiana: #133 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 536 boysLAMississippi: #216 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 983 boysMSAlabama: #149 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 659 boysALGeorgia: #98 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 433 boysGAHawaii: #105 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 398 boysHITexas: #40 for boys · 915 births · 1 in 198 boysTXFlorida: #56 for boys · 416 births · 1 in 238 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#19 · 1 in 108
  2. California#37 · 1 in 175
  3. Nevada#39 · 1 in 167
  4. Texas#40 · 1 in 198
  5. Arizona#43 · 1 in 188

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#191011 in 108
California#371,4541 in 175
Nevada#39881 in 167
Texas#409151 in 198
Arizona#432261 in 188
Illinois#443731 in 207
Florida#564161 in 238
New Jersey#691561 in 301
New York#693491 in 310
District of Columbia#71171 in 258
Rhode Island#72221 in 225
Connecticut#76621 in 271
Washington#761221 in 285
Colorado#781061 in 283
Maryland#83821 in 351
Pennsylvania#881671 in 382
Massachusetts#89881 in 373
New Hampshire#93161 in 350
North Carolina#961171 in 447
Georgia#981381 in 433
Oregon#100551 in 353
Michigan#1021211 in 452
Virginia#102941 in 458
Hawaii#105121 in 398
Alaska#109101 in 332
Delaware#11391 in 452
Indiana#115861 in 445
Kansas#121371 in 444
Nebraska#121251 in 412
Oklahoma#125471 in 439
South Carolina#125381 in 558
Tennessee#128641 in 576
Ohio#1301121 in 585
Vermont#13251 in 438
Louisiana#133451 in 536
Minnesota#140471 in 638
Maine#141101 in 557
Idaho#146171 in 506
Iowa#147291 in 566
Alabama#149361 in 659
Wisconsin#156451 in 651
Arkansas#161231 in 655
Montana#16271 in 563
Missouri#175411 in 830
Utah#189291 in 772
Kentucky#203221 in 1,067
South Dakota#21051 in 835
Mississippi#216151 in 983
West Virginia#21681 in 1,124
North Dakota
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 2005

girls
#2,296
78 births · 1 in 23,690 girls
boys
#74
6,116 births · 1 in 327 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #2,296Julian78

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #74Julian6,116
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 23,690 of them was named Julian, which outranked 88.0% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julian
  1. #2,278Ravyn79
  2. #2,278Rihanna79
  3. #2,278Shriya79
  4. #2,296Julian78
  5. #2,296Ariela78
  6. #2,296Brigitte78
  7. #2,296Brynne78
  8. #2,314Alexzandria77
  9. #2,314Amaia77
  10. #2,314Amethyst77

Tied with 17 names at #2,296; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. 6,271Mikalah#7,077#806
  2. 2,724Yuridia#3,689#965
  3. 2,236Naima#3,127#891
  4. 1,924Karol#2,742#818
  5. 1,125Karma#1,972#847
Fallers
  1. 397Rhea#908#1,305
  2. 360Laisha#789#1,149
  3. 334Ashtyn#956#1,290
  4. 285Hunter#742#1,027
  5. 282Angeles#973#1,255

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

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 327 of them was named Julian, which outranked 99.4% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Julian
  1. #71Alex6,488
  2. #72Bryan6,454
  3. #73Jesus6,382
  4. #74Julian6,116
  5. #75Sean5,997
  6. #76Hayden5,916
  7. #77Carter5,899
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. 3,722Talan#4,264#542
  2. 1,048Carmine#1,934#886
  3. 727Leland#1,335#608
  4. 528Amare#1,159#631
  5. 525Braylen#1,359#834
Fallers
  1. 817Madison#857#1,674
  2. 783Andon#865#1,648
  3. 406Kanye#486#892
  4. 379Jakobe#846#1,225
  5. 359Koda#930#1,289

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

See the top 100 for 2005