Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: PolishJulian is a common male given name in the United States, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Russia [Iulian] Spain, Latin America, Iulian in Romanian and elsewhere.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Julian yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Julian is my father's name — Julián with the accent, actually. We kept the American spelling so he wouldn't spend his life explaining. But the name, and the person behind it, are the same.
— Carmen, San Diego CA, 2018
Julian Assange, Julian of Norwich — there's a thousand-year spread between those two and the name works for both of them. That range felt like something.
— Elena, Cambridge MA, 2019
Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 102 | #275 |
| 1997 | 85 | #304 |
| 1998 | 91 | #289 |
| 1999 | 82 | #324 |
| 2000 | 77 | #332 |
| 2001 | 69 | #357 |
| 2002 | 73 | #348 |
| 2003 | 74 | #370 |
| 2004 | 84 | #355 |
| 2005 | 101 | #319 |
| 2006 | 92 | #373 |
| 2007 | 109 | #343 |
| 2008 | 98 | #386 |
| 2009 | 129 | #315 |
| 2010 | 143 | #312 |
| 2011 | 152 | #293 |
| 2012 | 137 | #327 |
| 2013 | 153 | #292 |
| 2014 | 170 | #279 |
| 2015 | 187 | #272 |
| 2016 | 180 | #283 |
