Meaning not yet researched.
Julian: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 7,603 in 2025. Its best rank was #25 in 2025.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Its highest rank in 146 years of records is this year’s. About 99.6% of babies named Julian in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#25 for US boys in 2025, its highest rank in 146 years of records.
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Julian: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 7,603 boys in 2025. Peak: #25 in 2025 · most boys in one year: 8,455 (2017).
In 2025, 7,603 US boys were named Julian, making it the 25th most common boys’ name of the year, up 5 places from #30 in 2024. That is 213 more than the 7,390 boys named Julian in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #25, reached in this year, 2025. The most boys given the name in a single year was 8,455, in 2017. For comparison, it was #45 in 2015 and #302 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Julian in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 32 babies with the name. In all, 268,291 US babies have been given the name, 1.2% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 79,889 babies named Julian.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 78,294 US boys were named Julian; the busiest of those years was 2017, with 8,455. In 2025 that was about 1 in 225 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Julian ranked highest in California in 2025, at #6 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 42 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Julio (64,197 babies since 1880), Julien (14,032 babies since 1880), Jules (11,467 babies since 1880) and Julianne (30,617 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Juliano, Giuliano and Giulio are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Jule and Jules.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Juliano (972), Giuliano (948), Giulio (674), Yulian (641), Jolin (472), Juleen (429), Jolan (420), Julyan (410), Julion (401), Julen (344), Jullien (300), Julane (283), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 2 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,680 | #6 | #12 |
| Nevada | 89 | #10 | #10 |
| Texas | 1,115 | #10 | #26 |
| District of Columbia | 28 | #13 | #43 |
| Arizona | 224 | #14 | #10 |
| Oregon | 103 | #15 | #41 |
| Massachusetts | 211 | #15 | #39 |
| Illinois | 314 | #16 | #30 |
| Rhode Island | 31 | #16 | #21 |
| Washington | 205 | #18 | #36 |
| New Mexico | 45 | #20 | #18 |
| Connecticut | 94 | #21 | #28 |
| Nebraska | 57 | #22 | #66 |
| Colorado | 144 | #29 | #44 |
| New York | 398 | #31 | #47 |
| Oklahoma | 85 | #34 | #94 |
| Florida | 437 | #36 | #46 |
| New Jersey | 190 | #41 | #39 |
| Georgia | 199 | #42 | #76 |
| New Hampshire | 27 | #47 | #63 |
| Kansas | 64 | #48 | #62 |
| Maryland | 102 | #49 | #79 |
| Vermont | 9 | #53 | #100 |
| Pennsylvania | 200 | #56 | #62 |
| North Carolina | 183 | #58 | #74 |
| Virginia | 134 | #59 | #67 |
| Michigan | 138 | #60 | #83 |
| Indiana | 110 | #62 | #93 |
| Wisconsin | 84 | #66 | #107 |
| Wyoming | 7 | #66 | #89 |
| Ohio | 165 | #68 | #88 |
| Minnesota | 85 | #69 | #118 |
| Arkansas | 43 | #71 | #139 |
| Maine | 16 | #79 | #79 |
| Delaware | 13 | #80 | #48 |
| Tennessee | 105 | #80 | #121 |
| Louisiana | 57 | #82 | #138 |
| Hawaii | 11 | #82 | #66 |
| Iowa | 42 | #85 | #119 |
| South Carolina | 59 | #86 | #95 |
| Utah | 58 | #87 | #85 |
| Missouri | 72 | #88 | #135 |
| Idaho | 25 | #101 | #113 |
| Alabama | 46 | #115 | #126 |
| Montana | 11 | #120 | #219 |
| North Dakota | 10 | #131 | #168 |
| Mississippi | 24 | #133 | #147 |
| Kentucky | 36 | #151 | #145 |
| South Dakota | 8 | #179 | #112 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #5,477 | 7,603 | #25 |
| 2024 | 18 | #6,515 | 7,390 | #30 |
| 2023 | 20 | #6,057 | 7,097 | #33 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4,721 | 7,305 | #35 |
| 2021 | 30 | #4,554 | 7,693 | #33 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4,114 | 7,552 | #34 |
| 2019 | 32 | #4,390 | 8,443 | #31 |
| 2018 | 35 | #4,111 | 8,368 | #36 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,737 | 8,455 | #37 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3,489 | 8,388 | #39 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5,204 | 8,064 | #45 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4,597 | 7,686 | #47 |
| 2013 | 41 | #3,740 | 7,521 | #47 |
| 2012 | 38 | #4,020 | 7,389 | #53 |
| 2011 | 35 | #4,189 | 7,627 | #50 |
| 2010 | 54 | #3,094 | 7,589 | #53 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,485 | 7,388 | #62 |
| 2008 | 63 | #2,840 | 7,469 | #61 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,696 | 6,781 | #66 |
| 2006 | 69 | #2,614 | 6,797 | #65 |
| 2005 | 78 | #2,302 | 6,116 | #74 |
| 2004 | 69 | #2,462 | 5,673 | #74 |
| 2003 | 64 | #2,536 | 5,410 | #77 |
| 2002 | 74 | #2,237 | 5,223 | #78 |
| 2001 | 84 | #2,022 | 4,944 | #82 |
| 2000 | 104 | #1,696 | 4,590 | #87 |
| 1999 | 78 | #2,005 | 3,218 | #111 |
| 1998 | 84 | #1,837 | 3,053 | #124 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,833 | 2,911 | #131 |
| 1996 | 68 | #2,049 | 2,857 | #129 |
| 1995 | 58 | #2,295 | 2,703 | #132 |
| 1994 | 49 | #2,560 | 2,505 | #140 |
| 1993 | 60 | #2,202 | 2,489 | #135 |
| 1992 | 61 | #2,203 | 2,548 | #134 |
| 1991 | 54 | #2,366 | 2,690 | #122 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,979 | 2,700 | #123 |
| 1989 | 62 | #2,036 | 2,210 | #138 |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,975 | 1,673 | #167 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,970 | 1,492 | #183 |
| 1986 | 53 | #2,035 | 1,546 | #172 |
| 1985 | 48 | #2,191 | 1,529 | #174 |
| 1984 | 40 | #2,400 | 938 | #237 |
| 1983 | 38 | #2,448 | 932 | #241 |
| 1982 | 51 | #2,039 | 991 | #235 |
| 1981 | 37 | #2,543 | 869 | #252 |
| 1980 | 30 | #2,953 | 753 | #280 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,719 | 664 | #300 |
| 1978 | 19 | #3,836 | 643 | #293 |
| 1977 | 20 | #3,679 | 745 | #266 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,731 | 735 | #264 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,441 | 744 | #262 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,766 | 650 | #288 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,395 | 716 | #264 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,973 | 624 | #296 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,267 | 645 | #303 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,611 | 634 | #309 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,143 | 525 | #344 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,384 | 472 | #355 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,743 | 452 | #351 |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,312 | 452 | #354 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,638 | 461 | #353 |
| 1964 | 12 | #3,969 | 507 | #349 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,891 | 471 | #360 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,120 | 478 | #365 |
| 1961 | 16 | #3,248 | 525 | #344 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,950 | 492 | #352 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,807 | 462 | #365 |
| 1958 | 10 | #4,058 | 460 | #358 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,377 | 454 | #357 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,592 | 449 | #348 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,214 | 470 | #339 |
| 1954 | 9 | #4,115 | 494 | #329 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,395 | 520 | #315 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,291 | 521 | #312 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,192 | 492 | #315 |
| 1950 | 12 | #3,149 | 505 | #302 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,495 | 535 | #292 |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,395 | 533 | #299 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,350 | 552 | #295 |
| 1946 | 7 | #4,202 | 523 | #280 |
| 1945 | 15 | #2,284 | 462 | #280 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,699 | 457 | #278 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,952 | 554 | #253 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,361 | 530 | #249 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,753 | 501 | #248 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,674 | 510 | #238 |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,283 | 458 | #252 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,667 | 425 | #266 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,634 | 449 | #253 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,446 | 449 | #248 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,583 | 497 | #235 |
| 1934 | 6 | #4,046 | 474 | #241 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,970 | 455 | #244 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,569 | 559 | #217 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,354 | 502 | #235 |
| 1930 | 17 | #2,066 | 592 | #219 |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,918 | 592 | #214 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,989 | 633 | #212 |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,848 | 621 | #214 |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,752 | 703 | #199 |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,820 | 716 | #195 |
| 1924 | 11 | #3,063 | 728 | #193 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,409 | 673 | #201 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,679 | 773 | #181 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,433 | 765 | #182 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,985 | 693 | #195 |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,886 | 686 | #186 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,592 | 724 | #182 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,485 | 652 | #186 |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,832 | 625 | #187 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,315 | 579 | #191 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,961 | 449 | #189 |
| 1913 | 6 | #3,017 | 360 | #187 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,501 | 294 | #197 |
| 1911 | 7 | #2,074 | 152 | #199 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,593 | 129 | #201 |
| 1909 | 11 | #1,331 | 102 | #210 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,759 | 88 | #221 |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,572 | 92 | #209 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,839 | 102 | #176 |
| 1905 | — | — | 78 | #216 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,766 | 65 | #236 |
| 1903 | — | — | 59 | #237 |
| 1902 | — | — | 62 | #229 |
| 1901 | — | — | 66 | #210 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,650 | 79 | #226 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,500 | 45 | #250 |
| 1898 | 7 | #1,433 | 69 | #209 |
| 1897 | — | — | 53 | #240 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,712 | 57 | #241 |
| 1895 | — | — | 55 | #240 |
| 1894 | — | — | 53 | #238 |
| 1893 | — | — | 68 | #206 |
| 1892 | — | — | 52 | #248 |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,422 | 43 | #244 |
| 1890 | 8 | #1,054 | 63 | #209 |
| 1889 | — | — | 49 | #231 |
| 1888 | — | — | 47 | #257 |
| 1887 | — | — | 40 | #251 |
| 1886 | — | — | 50 | #240 |
| 1885 | — | — | 49 | #236 |
| 1884 | — | — | 48 | #249 |
| 1883 | — | — | 48 | #227 |
| 1882 | — | — | 41 | #269 |
| 1881 | — | — | 36 | #264 |
| 1880 | — | — | 32 | #296 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).