Girls' name · peaked in 2014
Julianna name popularity since 1925
51,928 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Julianna. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Julianna is about 19 years old in 2026. Julianna peaked in 2014 as the #185 name for girls, and it ranked #398 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 51,928
- Named Julianna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #398
- for girls in 2025 (779 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 51,902 girls · 26 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Julianna 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.
Julianna births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2006. Measured as a share of all babies, Julianna peaked in 2014.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Julianna became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 4,640 baby girls to 1 in 1,480.
- Steepest fall: Between 2017 and 2022, its share of baby girls fell by 35%, from 1 in 1,080 to 1 in 1,650.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Julianna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Julianna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Julianna 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 | 91 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 228 | 0 | #1,960 |
| 1940s | 453 | 0 | #1,498 |
| 1950s | 692 | 0 | #1,284 |
| 1960s | 1,048 | 0 | #955 |
| 1970s | 1,204 | 0 | #1,014 |
| 1980s | 2,423 | 5 | #617 |
| 1990s | 6,894 | 0 | #407 |
| 2000s | 16,891 | 15 | #215 |
| 2010s | 16,188 | 6 | #190 |
| 2020–25 | 5,790 | 0 | #398 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.0% of babies named Julianna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Julianna is most popular
The index compares Julianna'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 Julianna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.28× | 395 |
| New Jersey | 2.09× | 2,806 |
| Arizona | 1.75× | 1,102 |
| Connecticut | 1.69× | 890 |
| Florida | 1.63× | 2,868 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Julianna 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Julianna (this page) | 51,902 | 2014 |
| Juliana | 66,759 | 2012 |
| Julieanna | 1,538 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Julianna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Julianna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Julianna (2014).
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