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Julian name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Julian ranks #25 in male records (7,603 reported) and #5,477 in female records (23 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Julian becoming more popular?

Julian's reported male count increased by 213 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #30 to #25. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Julian in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JulianFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8,4550201620252016: 45 female records2017: 22 female records2018: 35 female records2019: 32 female records2020: 34 female records2021: 30 female records2022: 29 female records2023: 20 female records2024: 18 female records2025: 23 female records2016: 8,388 male records2017: 8,455 male records2018: 8,368 male records2019: 8,443 male records2020: 7,552 male records2021: 7,693 male records2022: 7,305 male records2023: 7,097 male records2024: 7,390 male records2025: 7,603 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025235,4777,60325
2024186,5157,39030
2023206,0577,09733
2022294,7217,30535
2021304,5547,69333
2020344,1147,55234
2019324,3908,44331
2018354,1118,36836
2017225,7378,45537
2016453,4898,38839

Questions about Julian’s popularity

How common is Julian in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Julian ranks #25 in male records (7,603 reported) and #5,477 in female records (23 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Julian?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Julian only.

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