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Julian

Boy

Origin of the name

Julian comes from the Latin Julianus, “of the Julian family,” the family of Julius Caesar.

Classic name

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Julian peaked in 2017, when 1 baby in 423 was given the name. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 25. 30% of all babies named Julian since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
264,985births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 37rank at its peak, in 2017

Where babies named Julian are born

2017

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The darker the blue, the more common Julian is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Julian is most common in Nevada (3.2 times), New Mexico (2.8) and Arizona (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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