Julien
Julien is ranked 703rd among boys in 2024 (381 births). Its best rank was 533rd, in 2009.
- Rank in 2024
- #703down 66 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 3810.02% of boys
- Peak year
- 2009500 births
- Best rank
- #533in 2009
- Since 1888
- 13,403people given the name
The story in the numbers
13,403 boys have been named Julien in the United States since 1888, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2009, with 500 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2009, and the 2010s alone account for 32%. It has spent 37 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Julien | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | |
| 1890s | 11 | |
| 1910s | 141 | |
| 1920s | 186 | |
| 1930s | 128 | |
| 1940s | 113 | |
| 1950s | 109 | |
| 1960s | 96 | |
| 1970s | 198 | |
| 1980s | 517 | |
| 1990s | 1,677 | |
| 2000s | 3,734 | |
| 2010s | 4,337 | |
| 2020s | 2,150 |
In 2009, its biggest year
Julien was the 533rd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2009 were Jacob, Ethan, Michael, Alexander and William. See all of 2009.
Names that rose and fell with Julien
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Giovannipeak 2010
- Kainoapeak 2016
- Aleksanderpeak 2014
- Mahdipeak 2024
- Zakipeak 2008
- Lukaspeak 2019
- Jonahpeak 2008
- Jibrilpeak 2009
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.