Girls' name · peaked in 2012
Juliana name popularity since 1925
66,808 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Juliana. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Juliana is about 19 years old in 2026. Juliana peaked in 2012 as the #147 name for girls, and it ranked #256 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 66,808
- Named Juliana, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #256
- for girls in 2025 (1,203 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 66,759 girls · 49 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.10× its national share
Peak year is the year Juliana made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Juliana births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Juliana peaked in 2012.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Juliana became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 2,130 baby girls to 1 in 867.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Juliana's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Juliana.
Decade by decade
Babies named Juliana in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 299 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 571 | 0 | #979 |
| 1940s | 957 | 0 | #989 |
| 1950s | 1,530 | 0 | #737 |
| 1960s | 1,952 | 0 | #672 |
| 1970s | 1,650 | 0 | #851 |
| 1980s | 3,982 | 28 | #425 |
| 1990s | 7,714 | 10 | #370 |
| 2000s | 20,062 | 5 | #176 |
| 2010s | 20,003 | 6 | #168 |
| 2020–25 | 8,039 | 0 | #256 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.5% of babies named Juliana from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Juliana is most popular
The index compares Juliana'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 Juliana.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.10× | 474 |
| New Jersey | 1.89× | 3,300 |
| Rhode Island | 1.87× | 419 |
| Florida | 1.86× | 4,248 |
| California | 1.84× | 12,334 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Juliana and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Juliana (this page) | 66,759 | 2012 |
| Julianna | 51,902 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Juliana's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Juliana.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Juliana (2012).
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