Julien is an established variant of Julian that peaked in 2009 and remains in steady use.
Julien is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #709 among boys (380) and #9,755 among girls (10) — overall #1,403 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 390 | 390 | #9,755 | #709 |
| 2024 | 384 | 384 | — | #701 |
| 2023 | 448 | 448 | #7,078 | #639 |
| 2022 | 426 | 426 | #9,330 | #660 |
| 2021 | 456 | 456 | #14,285 | #618 |
| 2020 | 478 | 478 | #14,222 | #586 |
| 2019 | 436 | 436 | — | #622 |
| 2018 | 483 | 483 | #16,803 | #580 |
| 2017 | 425 | 425 | #17,062 | #622 |
| 2016 | 447 | 447 | #12,275 | #612 |
| 2015 | 428 | 428 | — | #625 |
| 2014 | 380 | 380 | — | #672 |
| 2013 | 400 | 400 | — | #620 |
| 2012 | 446 | 446 | #18,117 | #582 |
| 2011 | 463 | 463 | — | #549 |
| 2010 | 453 | 453 | — | #559 |
| 2009 | 507 | 507 | #14,393 | #533 |
| 2008 | 486 | 486 | #13,153 | #552 |
| 2007 | 442 | 442 | #11,198 | #589 |
| 2006 | 422 | 422 | #14,273 | #593 |
| 2005 | 350 | 350 | #11,333 | #638 |
| 2004 | 342 | 342 | #15,008 | #630 |
| 2003 | 329 | 329 | #13,073 | #639 |
| 2002 | 341 | 341 | #9,132 | #608 |
| 2001 | 305 | 305 | #7,953 | #639 |
| 2000 | 294 | 294 | #13,972 | #637 |
| 1999 | 218 | 218 | #9,113 | #768 |
| 1998 | 212 | 212 | #7,757 | #781 |
| 1997 | 197 | — | #9,380 | #790 |
| 1996 | 208 | — | #9,986 | #751 |
| 1995 | 177 | — | #14,434 | #818 |
| 1994 | 140 | — | — | #929 |
| 1993 | 144 | — | — | #890 |
| 1992 | 157 | — | #9,066 | #869 |
| 1991 | 164 | — | #14,147 | #820 |
| 1990 | 119 | — | — | #954 |
| 1989 | 89 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1988 | 91 | — | #9,714 | #1,085 |
| 1987 | 62 | — | #12,123 | #1,304 |
| 1986 | 59 | — | #8,056 | #1,394 |
| 1985 | 69 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1984 | 46 | — | #8,559 | #1,565 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | — | #2,050 |
| 1982 | 42 | — | — | #1,502 |
| 1981 | 34 | — | — | #1,713 |
| 1980 | 29 | — | — | #1,933 |
| 1979 | 27 | — | — | #1,970 |
| 1978 | 20 | — | — | #2,327 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | — | #2,513 |
| 1976 | 22 | — | — | #2,143 |
| 1975 | 30 | — | — | #1,683 |
| 1974 | 23 | — | — | #1,956 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | — | #2,358 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | — | #3,062 |
| 1971 | 13 | — | — | #2,745 |
| 1970 | 17 | — | — | #2,249 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | — | #2,958 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | — | #3,238 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | — | #2,204 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | — | #2,391 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | — | #2,693 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,328 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | — | #2,765 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,466 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | — | #3,513 |
| 1960 | 13 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,801 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | — | #2,577 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | — | #3,406 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | — | #2,880 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | — | #1,936 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | — | #2,161 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,616 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | — | #2,606 |
| 1951 | 16 | — | — | #1,941 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | — | #2,153 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | — | #2,528 |
| 1948 | 12 | — | — | #2,273 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | — | #2,479 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | — | #1,976 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | — | #2,255 |
| 1942 | 11 | — | — | #2,327 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | — | #2,267 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | — | #1,501 |
| 1939 | 12 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,353 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,043 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | — | #1,688 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | — | #2,191 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | — | #1,817 |
| 1933 | 13 | — | — | #2,044 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | — | #1,812 |
| 1931 | 15 | — | — | #1,966 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | — | #2,238 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | — | #2,259 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | — | #2,458 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | — | #2,353 |
| 1926 | 22 | — | — | #1,632 |
| 1925 | 28 | — | — | #1,407 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | — | #2,092 |
| 1923 | 30 | — | — | #1,344 |
| 1922 | 19 | — | — | #1,853 |
| 1921 | 10 | — | — | #2,896 |
| 1920 | 23 | — | — | #1,618 |
| 1919 | 23 | — | — | #1,556 |
| 1918 | 19 | — | — | #1,796 |
| 1917 | 22 | — | — | #1,563 |
| 1916 | 16 | — | — | #1,897 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | — | #1,836 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | — | #1,466 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,878 |
| 1912 | 12 | — | — | #1,480 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,877 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | — | #971 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #987 |