Julian Boy
How popular is Julian?
#25 boy name in 2025
7,603 baby boys were named Julian in the US in 2025, making it the 25th most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
Julian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #25 for boys (▲ 5 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7,603 boys, 23 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-6% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #45 in 2015, #34 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (8,455 boys) |
| Highest rank | #25 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Julian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Julian family of names ranked #28 for boys in 2025 (#31 the year before), with 8,023 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Julian is most popular
Babies named Julian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 12.5 per 1,000 (203 boys)
- District of Columbia: 10.3 per 1,000 (152 boys)
- California: 9.0 per 1,000 (8,229 boys)
- Nevada: 8.5 per 1,000 (485 boys)
- New Mexico: 7.6 per 1,000 (252 boys)
Julian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 440 | #225 |
| 1890s | 558 | #206 |
| 1900s | 793 | #175 |
| 1910s | 4,650 | #182 |
| 1920s | 6,897 | #181 |
| 1930s | 4,860 | #217 |
| 1940s | 5,157 | #238 |
| 1950s | 4,827 | #302 |
| 1960s | 4,835 | #344 |
| 1970s | 6,800 | #262 |
| 1980s | 12,933 | #137 |
| 1990s | 27,674 | #111 |
| 2000s | 60,391 | #61 |
| 2010s | 79,530 | #31 |
| 2020s | 44,640 | #25 |
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Questions
- Is Julian a boy or girl name?
- Julian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Julian were boys.
- How popular is the name Julian?
- 7,603 baby boys were named Julian in the US in 2025, making it the 25th most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
- When was Julian most popular?
- Julian peaked in 2017, when 8,455 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #25 in 2025.
- How many people are named Julian?
- 268,291 babies have been named Julian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 241,715 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Julian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Julian was most common in Rhode Island, at 12.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.