Julian Name Popularity

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How popular is Julian?

In 2018 the very popular name Julian, ranked the 36th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Julian has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #36 for the first time in 2017 and as recently as 2018.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2017 with 8,422 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Julian in any given year was 32 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Julian occurred roughly during the years 1902-1906, 1907-1916, 1967-1970, 1978-1985, 1986-1990, and 1993-2006.

Julian's popularity has steadily increased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Julian has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Julian?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Julian is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Julian (Girl)		Julian (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		34	4,161	8,307	36
2017		22	5,717	8,422	36
2016		45	3,480	8,374	39
2015		26	5,189	8,046	45
2014		31	4,592	7,671	47
2013		41	3,734	7,510	47
2012		38	4,015	7,378	53
2011		35	4,184	7,619	49
2010		54	3,093	7,580	53
2009		46	3,532	7,382	62
2008		63	2,840	7,462	61
2007		68	2,694	6,776	66
2006		69	2,614	6,793	65
2005		78	2,301	6,113	74
2004		69	2,461	5,671	74
2003		64	2,536	5,409	77
2002		74	2,237	5,223	78
2001		84	2,022	4,943	82
2000		104	1,695	4,589	87
1999		78	2,003	3,216	111
1998		84	1,837	3,053	124
1997		81	1,832	2,910	131
1996		68	2,049	2,855	129
1995		58	2,295	2,701	132
1994		49	2,559	2,502	140
1993		60	2,202	2,486	135
1992		61	2,200	2,544	134
1991		54	2,366	2,690	122
1990		69	1,980	2,698	123
1989		62	2,037	2,211	137
1988		61	1,975	1,672	167
1987		57	1,969	1,489	183
1986		53	2,034	1,543	172
1985		48	2,191	1,527	174
1984		40	2,400	938	237
1983		38	2,450	933	241
1982		51	2,038	993	235
1981		37	2,542	869	252
1980		30	2,950	752	280
1979		15	4,715	663	301
1978		19	3,836	641	294
1977		20	3,677	745	266
1976		18	3,730	735	264
1975		14	4,442	746	262
1974		17	3,764	650	288
1973		19	3,395	718	264
1972		15	3,973	624	297
1971		8	6,263	644	303
1970		12	4,613	636	309
1969		19	3,143	525	344
1968		16	3,385	473	355
1967		13	3,743	452	351
1966		10	4,310	453	354
1965		9	4,636	461	353
1964		12	3,970	508	349
1963		12	3,888	472	360
1962		11	4,117	477	366
1961		16	3,247	525	343
1960		8	4,948	492	351
1959		8	4,804	461	365
1958		10	4,051	460	357
1957		9	4,376	457	355
1956		6	5,589	449	348
1955		9	4,211	470	339
1954		9	4,116	495	328
1953		8	4,395	519	315
1952		8	4,288	522	312
1951		8	4,192	492	314
1950		12	3,150	506	301
1949		10	3,494	533	293
1948		7	4,392	533	300
1947		11	3,349	552	295
1946		7	4,201	524	279
1945		15	2,283	463	280
1944		12	2,700	456	278
1943		11	2,951	554	253
1942		6	4,363	530	249
1941		11	2,754	501	248
1940		7	3,673	511	238
1939		8	3,283	457	252
1938		7	3,667	425	266
1937		11	2,633	449	253
1936		12	2,445	448	249
1935		7	3,581	497	235
1934		6	4,046	474	241
1933		6	3,971	454	245
1932		12	2,569	560	216
1931		8	3,354	502	235
1930		17	2,065	590	220
1929		19	1,918	592	214
1928		19	1,989	634	212
1927		22	1,848	621	215
1926		24	1,752	703	200
1925		23	1,820	716	195
1924		11	3,063	727	194
1923		15	2,408	674	201
1922		13	2,679	773	181
1921		15	2,433	765	182
1920		20	1,985	693	195
1919		20	1,886	686	186
1918		13	2,592	724	182
1917		13	2,485	652	186
1916		19	1,832	626	187
1915		13	2,315	579	191
1914		13	1,961	449	189
1913		6	3,017	360	187
1912		7	2,501	294	197
1911		7	2,074	152	200
1910		5	2,593	129	201
1909		11	1,331	102	210
1908		7	1,759	88	221
1907		8	1,572	92	209
1906		6	1,839	102	176
1905		< 5	--	78	216
1904		6	1,766	65	236
1903		< 5	--	59	237
1902		< 5	--	62	229
1901		< 5	--	66	210
1900		7	1,651	79	226
1899		6	1,500	45	250
1898		7	1,433	69	209
1897		< 5	--	53	240
1896		5	1,712	57	241
1895		< 5	--	55	240
1894		< 5	--	53	238
1893		< 5	--	68	206
1892		< 5	--	52	248
1891		5	1,422	43	244
1890		8	1,054	63	209
1889		< 5	--	49	231
1888		< 5	--	47	257
1887		< 5	--	40	251
1886		< 5	--	50	240
1885		< 5	--	49	236
1884		< 5	--	48	249
1883		< 5	--	48	227
1882		< 5	--	41	269
1881		< 5	--	36	264
1880		< 5	--	32	296

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.