EveryBabyNames

Julian

4 countries#25 in United States, 2025
US
#25
in United States, 2025
FR
#197
in France, 2022
SCOT
#178
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#395
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
287,024
Peak year (United States)
2017
Peak-year count
8,477
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Julian was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

268,291 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #25 · peaked in 2017 with 8,477 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

18,337 births recorded 1913–2022 · currently #197 · peaked in 2012 with 705 births

Most common in: Nord, Paris, Bouches-du-Rhône, Haute-Garonne, Hauts-de-Seine

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

367 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #178 · peaked in 2025 with 23 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

29 births recorded 2007–2025 · currently #395 · peaked in 2013 with 5 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Julian’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#65
2007#66↓1
2008#61↑5
2009#62↓1
2010#53↑9
2011#50↑3
2012#53↓3
2013#47↑6
2014#47
2015#45↑2
2016#39↑6
2017#37↑2
2018#36↑1
2019#31↑5
2020#34↓3
2021#33↑1
2022#35↓2
2023#33↑2
2024#30↑3
2025#25↑5

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