How Many People Are Named Julian?
people named Julian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,418 people in the US has this name
Based on 268,291 babies named Julian in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,477 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Roman name Iulianus, which was derived from JULIUS. This was the name of the last pagan Roman emperor, Julian the Apostate (4th century). It was also borne by several early saints, including the legendary Saint Julian the Hospitaller. This name has been used in England since the Middle Ages, at which time it was also a feminine name (from Juliana, eventually becoming Gillian).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Julian, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Julian alive today is about 19 years old, and 81% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Julian first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2017, to 8,477 babies. In 2025, 7,626 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Julian never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #25, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 26 years, 2000 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #25.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #25 |
| Best rank | #25 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 26 (2000 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #43 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Julian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Julian were born in California than in any other state: about 54,415 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Julian was given 2.7 times as often in New Mexico, 1.7 times in California and 1.6 times in Arizona.
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