Julien Boy
How popular is Julien?
#709 boy name in 2025
380 baby boys were named Julien in the US in 2025, making it the 709th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Julien popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #709 for boys (▼ 8 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 380 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #625 in 2015, #585 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (500 boys) |
| Highest rank | #533 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1888 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Julien 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 Julien is most popular
Babies named Julien per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Massachusetts: 0.6 per 1,000 (84 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.5 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (197 boys)
- Virginia: 0.4 per 1,000 (72 boys)
- Washington: 0.4 per 1,000 (59 boys)
Julien by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #917 |
| 1890s | 11 | #906 |
| 1910s | 141 | #1,416 |
| 1920s | 186 | #1,322 |
| 1930s | 128 | #1,639 |
| 1940s | 113 | #1,471 |
| 1950s | 109 | #1,901 |
| 1960s | 96 | #2,138 |
| 1970s | 198 | #1,657 |
| 1980s | 520 | #1,081 |
| 1990s | 1,678 | #749 |
| 2000s | 3,734 | #533 |
| 2010s | 4,338 | #549 |
| 2020s | 2,533 | #585 |
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Questions
- Is Julien a boy or girl name?
- Julien is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Julien were boys.
- How popular is the name Julien?
- 380 baby boys were named Julien in the US in 2025, making it the 709th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Julien most popular?
- Julien peaked in 2009, when 500 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #533 in 2009.
- How many people are named Julien?
- 14,032 babies have been named Julien in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,283 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Julien most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Julien was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.6 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.