Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Julian

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Youthful
English
Latin

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Julian

Pronunciation

j(u)-lian

Famous People

Actor Julian McMahon, Actor Julian Sands, English musician Julian Lennon, Artist Julian Schnabel

Celebrity Babies

Son of Robin Thicke and Paula Patton, Son of Jordana Brewster, Son of Robert De Niro, Son of John Lennon, Son of Lisa Kudrow, Son of Bob Marley

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #37, 8,451 births); most recent 2025 (rank #25, 7,603 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #1688, 104 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5410, 23 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20257,60323
20247,36818
20237,09120
20227,30129
20217,68530
20207,55134
20198,44132
20188,36735
20178,45122
20168,38845

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #268, 198 births); most recent 2025 (rank #314, 141 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025141
2024161
2023145
2022174
2021166
2020165
2019182
2018181
2017198
2016180

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #108, 705 births); most recent 2023 (rank #223, 264 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #3584, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023264–
2022359–
2021484–
2020528–
2019512–
2018591–
2017673–
2016640–
2015641–
2014651–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #203, 29 births); most recent 2025 (rank #336, 11 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202511
202413
202324
202217
202122
202027
201917
201824
201725
201622

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #178, 23 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202523
202417
202318
202215
202118
202016
201917
201813
201718
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #303, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
20234
2022–
2021–
20204
2019–
2018–
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #87, 48 births); most recent 2023 (rank #112, 31 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202331
202234
202132
202037
201948
201830
201737
201643
201537
201432

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence