Julian is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #25 in 2025.
Julian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #25 among boys (7,603) and #5,477 among girls (23) — overall #38 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,626 | 7,665 | #5,477 | #25 |
| 2024 | 7,408 | 7,451 | #6,515 | #30 |
| 2023 | 7,117 | 7,157 | #6,057 | #33 |
| 2022 | 7,334 | 7,379 | #4,721 | #35 |
| 2021 | 7,723 | 7,770 | #4,554 | #33 |
| 2020 | 7,586 | 7,628 | #4,114 | #34 |
| 2019 | 8,475 | 8,521 | #4,390 | #31 |
| 2018 | 8,403 | 8,464 | #4,111 | #36 |
| 2017 | 8,477 | 8,536 | #5,737 | #37 |
| 2016 | 8,433 | 8,509 | #3,489 | #39 |
| 2015 | 8,090 | 8,161 | #5,204 | #45 |
| 2014 | 7,717 | 7,791 | #4,597 | #47 |
| 2013 | 7,562 | 7,638 | #3,740 | #47 |
| 2012 | 7,427 | 7,512 | #4,020 | #53 |
| 2011 | 7,662 | 7,739 | #4,189 | #50 |
| 2010 | 7,643 | 7,714 | #3,094 | #53 |
| 2009 | 7,435 | 7,505 | #3,485 | #62 |
| 2008 | 7,532 | 7,613 | #2,840 | #61 |
| 2007 | 6,849 | 6,908 | #2,696 | #66 |
| 2006 | 6,866 | 6,957 | #2,614 | #65 |
| 2005 | 6,194 | 6,275 | #2,302 | #74 |
| 2004 | 5,742 | 5,818 | #2,462 | #74 |
| 2003 | 5,474 | 5,544 | #2,536 | #77 |
| 2002 | 5,297 | 5,394 | #2,237 | #78 |
| 2001 | 5,028 | 5,129 | #2,022 | #82 |
| 2000 | 4,694 | 4,834 | #1,696 | #87 |
| 1999 | 3,296 | 3,429 | #2,005 | #111 |
| 1998 | 3,137 | 3,233 | #1,837 | #124 |
| 1997 | 2,992 | — | #1,833 | #131 |
| 1996 | 2,925 | — | #2,049 | #129 |
| 1995 | 2,761 | — | #2,295 | #132 |
| 1994 | 2,554 | — | #2,560 | #140 |
| 1993 | 2,549 | — | #2,202 | #135 |
| 1992 | 2,609 | — | #2,203 | #134 |
| 1991 | 2,744 | — | #2,366 | #122 |
| 1990 | 2,769 | — | #1,979 | #123 |
| 1989 | 2,272 | — | #2,036 | #138 |
| 1988 | 1,734 | — | #1,975 | #167 |
| 1987 | 1,549 | — | #1,970 | #183 |
| 1986 | 1,599 | — | #2,035 | #172 |
| 1985 | 1,577 | — | #2,191 | #174 |
| 1984 | 978 | — | #2,400 | #237 |
| 1983 | 970 | — | #2,448 | #241 |
| 1982 | 1,042 | — | #2,039 | #235 |
| 1981 | 906 | — | #2,543 | #252 |
| 1980 | 783 | — | #2,953 | #280 |
| 1979 | 679 | — | #4,719 | #300 |
| 1978 | 662 | — | #3,836 | #293 |
| 1977 | 765 | — | #3,679 | #266 |
| 1976 | 753 | — | #3,731 | #264 |
| 1975 | 758 | — | #4,441 | #262 |
| 1974 | 667 | — | #3,766 | #288 |
| 1973 | 735 | — | #3,395 | #264 |
| 1972 | 639 | — | #3,973 | #296 |
| 1971 | 653 | — | #6,267 | #303 |
| 1970 | 646 | — | #4,611 | #309 |
| 1969 | 544 | — | #3,143 | #344 |
| 1968 | 488 | — | #3,384 | #355 |
| 1967 | 465 | — | #3,743 | #351 |
| 1966 | 462 | — | #4,312 | #354 |
| 1965 | 470 | — | #4,638 | #353 |
| 1964 | 519 | — | #3,969 | #349 |
| 1963 | 483 | — | #3,891 | #360 |
| 1962 | 489 | — | #4,120 | #365 |
| 1961 | 541 | — | #3,248 | #344 |
| 1960 | 500 | — | #4,950 | #352 |
| 1959 | 470 | — | #4,807 | #365 |
| 1958 | 470 | — | #4,058 | #358 |
| 1957 | 463 | — | #4,377 | #357 |
| 1956 | 455 | — | #5,592 | #348 |
| 1955 | 479 | — | #4,214 | #339 |
| 1954 | 503 | — | #4,115 | #329 |
| 1953 | 528 | — | #4,395 | #315 |
| 1952 | 529 | — | #4,291 | #312 |
| 1951 | 500 | — | #4,192 | #315 |
| 1950 | 517 | — | #3,149 | #302 |
| 1949 | 545 | — | #3,495 | #292 |
| 1948 | 540 | — | #4,395 | #299 |
| 1947 | 563 | — | #3,350 | #295 |
| 1946 | 530 | — | #4,202 | #280 |
| 1945 | 477 | — | #2,284 | #280 |
| 1944 | 469 | — | #2,699 | #278 |
| 1943 | 565 | — | #2,952 | #253 |
| 1942 | 536 | — | #4,361 | #249 |
| 1941 | 512 | — | #2,753 | #248 |
| 1940 | 517 | — | #3,674 | #238 |
| 1939 | 466 | — | #3,283 | #252 |
| 1938 | 432 | — | #3,667 | #266 |
| 1937 | 460 | — | #2,634 | #253 |
| 1936 | 461 | — | #2,446 | #248 |
| 1935 | 504 | — | #3,583 | #235 |
| 1934 | 480 | — | #4,046 | #241 |
| 1933 | 461 | — | #3,970 | #244 |
| 1932 | 571 | — | #2,569 | #217 |
| 1931 | 510 | — | #3,354 | #235 |
| 1930 | 609 | — | #2,066 | #219 |
| 1929 | 611 | — | #1,918 | #214 |
| 1928 | 652 | — | #1,989 | #212 |
| 1927 | 643 | — | #1,848 | #214 |
| 1926 | 727 | — | #1,752 | #199 |
| 1925 | 739 | — | #1,820 | #195 |
| 1924 | 739 | — | #3,063 | #193 |
| 1923 | 688 | — | #2,409 | #201 |
| 1922 | 786 | — | #2,679 | #181 |
| 1921 | 780 | — | #2,433 | #182 |
| 1920 | 713 | — | #1,985 | #195 |
| 1919 | 706 | — | #1,886 | #186 |
| 1918 | 737 | — | #2,592 | #182 |
| 1917 | 665 | — | #2,485 | #186 |
| 1916 | 644 | — | #1,832 | #187 |
| 1915 | 592 | — | #2,315 | #191 |
| 1914 | 462 | — | #1,961 | #189 |
| 1913 | 366 | — | #3,017 | #187 |
| 1912 | 301 | — | #2,501 | #197 |
| 1911 | 159 | — | #2,074 | #199 |
| 1910 | 134 | — | #2,593 | #201 |
| 1909 | 113 | — | #1,331 | #210 |
| 1908 | 95 | — | #1,759 | #221 |
| 1907 | 100 | — | #1,572 | #209 |
| 1906 | 108 | — | #1,839 | #176 |
| 1905 | 78 | — | — | #216 |
| 1904 | 71 | — | #1,766 | #236 |
| 1903 | 59 | — | — | #237 |
| 1902 | 62 | — | — | #229 |
| 1901 | 66 | — | — | #210 |
| 1900 | 86 | — | #1,650 | #226 |
| 1899 | 51 | — | #1,500 | #250 |
| 1898 | 76 | — | #1,433 | #209 |
| 1897 | 53 | — | — | #240 |
| 1896 | 62 | — | #1,712 | #241 |
| 1895 | 55 | — | — | #240 |
| 1894 | 53 | — | — | #238 |
| 1893 | 68 | — | — | #206 |
| 1892 | 52 | — | — | #248 |
| 1891 | 48 | — | #1,422 | #244 |
| 1890 | 71 | — | #1,054 | #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 |