Boys' name · peaked in 2019
Julian name popularity since 1925
257,952 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Julian (1.2% girls, 98.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Julian is about 17 years old in 2026. Julian peaked in 2019 as the #31 name for boys, and it ranked #25 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 257,952
- Named Julian, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #25
- for boys in 2025 (7,603 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.8% boys
- 3,040 girls · 254,912 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.05× its national share
Peak year is the year Julian made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Julian births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2017. Measured as a share of all babies, Julian peaked in 2019.
- Fastest rise: Between 1984 and 1989, Julian became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 1,920 baby boys to 1 in 905.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Julian's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Julian.
Decade by decade
Babies named Julian in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 107 | 3,265 | – |
| 1930s | 94 | 4,860 | #235 |
| 1940s | 97 | 5,157 | #280 |
| 1950s | 87 | 4,827 | #339 |
| 1960s | 126 | 4,835 | #353 |
| 1970s | 157 | 6,800 | #262 |
| 1980s | 477 | 12,933 | #174 |
| 1990s | 662 | 27,674 | #132 |
| 2000s | 720 | 60,391 | #74 |
| 2010s | 359 | 79,530 | #45 |
| 2020–25 | 154 | 44,640 | #25 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.5% of babies named Julian from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Julian is most popular
The index compares Julian's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Julian.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.05× | 2,787 |
| New Mexico | 2.65× | 3,743 |
| Arizona | 2.46× | 8,165 |
| California | 2.07× | 56,157 |
| Texas | 1.83× | 36,783 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Julian and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Julian (this page) | 254,912 | 2019 |
| Julien | 13,535 | 2020 |
| Jullian | 2,821 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Julian's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Julian.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Julian (2019).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data