girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Juliana

Meaning From Middle English Juliana, from Latin Iūliāna Gender Girl Rank 2025 #256 Trend ↓ Falling 24%

From Middle English Juliana, from Latin Iūliāna.

Rank 2025
#256
among girls · ↓4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,203
named Juliana · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,336
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
2,225 babies
All-time total
67,797
#489 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Juliana popularity over time

67,797 babies have been named Juliana since 1881, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 45 – 45 5 – #775
1890s 74 – 74 7 +64% #977
1900s 131 – 131 13 +77% #781
1910s 428 – 428 43 +227% #788
1920s 610 – 610 61 +43% #915
1930s 571 – 571 57 -6% #741
1940s 957 – 957 96 +68% #705
1950s 1,530 – 1,530 153 +60% #692
1960s 1,952 – 1,952 195 +28% #631
1970s 1,650 – 1,650 165 -15% #754
1980s 3,982 28 4,010 401 +143% #425
1990s 7,714 10 7,724 772 +93% #268
2000s 20,062 5 20,067 2,007 +160% #152
2010s 20,003 6 20,009 2,001 0% #146
2020s (to 2025) 8,039 – 8,039 1,340 -33% #189

Where Juliana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,151 0.72 #270
2027 1,108 0.69 #279
2028 1,073 0.67 #287
2029 1,044 0.65 #293
2030 1,020 0.63 #300

Where Juliana is most popular

Girls named Juliana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.803 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Delaware.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Juliana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 30 2.40 +198%
Connecticut 120 2.06 +157%
Delaware 23 2.03 +152%
New Jersey 341 1.89 +135%
Massachusetts 181 1.50 +86%
New Mexico 36 1.48 +84%
Alaska 11 1.28 +59%
Nevada 59 1.27 +58%
New York 482 1.22 +52%
Florida 510 1.19 +48%
Illinois 263 1.15 +43%
Virginia 193 1.13 +41%
California 927 1.10 +37%
Arizona 149 1.06 +32%
Kansas 59 1.02 +27%
Michigan 185 1.02 +26%
Pennsylvania 240 1.02 +26%
Texas 797 0.991 +23%
Maryland 105 0.991 +23%
Hawaii 11 0.960 +19%
Louisiana 83 0.948 +18%
North Carolina 197 0.865 +8%
Washington 119 0.824 ≈ national
Colorado 91 0.815 ≈ national
Ohio 192 0.809 ≈ national
South Carolina 72 0.801 ≈ national
Georgia 172 0.757 -6%
Indiana 105 0.748 -7%
Alabama 67 0.714 -11%
Wisconsin 68 0.660 -18%
Iowa 38 0.650 -19%
Arkansas 34 0.643 -20%
Nebraska 23 0.640 -20%
Oklahoma 46 0.625 -22%
Kentucky 52 0.608 -24%
Tennessee 91 0.574 -28%
West Virginia 15 0.572 -29%
Minnesota 61 0.565 -30%
Missouri 63 0.523 -35%
Mississippi 19 0.406 -49%
Oregon 22 0.338 -58%
Idaho 11 0.329 -59%
Utah 25 0.300 -63%
District of Columbia – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Juliana

Juliana is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #256 in 2025 with 1,203 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 67,797 American babies have been named Juliana. Its peak came in 2012, when 2,225 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Juliana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Juliana?

The median living Juliana is about 18 years old; half are between 10 and 26. An estimated 65 thousand people named Juliana are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Juliana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,203 #256 – –
2024 1,270 #252 – –
2023 1,244 #251 – –
2022 1,364 #219 – –
2021 1,434 #209 – –
2020 1,524 #189 – –
2019 1,654 #175 – –
2018 1,853 #152 – –
2017 2,003 #147 – –
2016 1,952 #163 – –
2015 1,905 #168 – –
2014 2,062 #159 – –
2013 2,097 #151 – –
2012 2,219 #147 6 #11,499
2011 2,130 #147 – –
2010 2,128 #146 – –
2009 2,075 #152 – –
2008 2,150 #157 – –
2007 2,224 #162 – –
2006 2,184 #162 – –
2005 1,948 #176 5 #12,335
2004 2,031 #164 – –
2003 2,129 #157 – –
2002 1,926 #171 – –
2001 2,076 #155 – –
2000 1,319 #241 – –
1995 706 #370 5 #9,554
1990 596 #427 – –
1985 517 #425 9 #4,507
1980 213 #773 – –
1975 157 #851 – –
1970 176 #796 – –
1965 215 #672 – –
1960 179 #762 – –
1955 166 #737 – –
1950 106 #862 – –
1945 61 #989 – –
1940 98 #705 – –
1935 50 #979 – –
1930 51 #1,036 – –
1925 64 #937 – –
1920 60 #943 – –
1915 46 #983 – –
1910 15 #1,186 – –
1905 9 #1,357 – –
1900 9 #1,369 – –
1895 9 #1,163 – –
1890 9 #978 – –
1885 5 #1,121 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Juliana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Juliana of the Netherlands Juliana of the Netherlands Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980 1909–2004 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Juliana Paes Juliana Paes Brazilian actress and model (born 1979) Contemporary
  3. 3 Juliana Awada Juliana Awada First Lady of Argentina from 2015 to 2019 b. 1974 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1752 to 1766 1729–1796 · 18th century
  5. 5 Juliana Donald American actress (born 1964) Contemporary
  6. 6 Juliana of Nicomedia Juliana of Nicomedia Anatolian Christian saint (d. c. 304) 285–304 · Antiquity
  7. 7 Juliana Pasha Juliana Pasha Albanian singer (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Juliana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Juliana?

The median living Juliana is about 18 years old. Half of all living Julianas are between 10 and 26 years old.

How many people named Juliana are alive today?

An estimated 65 thousand people named Juliana are alive in the United States, based on 67,797 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Juliana mean?

From Middle English Juliana, from Latin Iūliāna.

How popular is the name Juliana in 2025?

Juliana ranked #256 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,203 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Juliana?

67,797 babies have been named Juliana in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Juliana most popular?

Juliana peaked in 2012, when 2,225 newborns received the name.

Is Juliana a boy or girl name?

Juliana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Juliana rising or falling?

Juliana is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Juliana become more popular?

Juliana is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,020 girls named Juliana in 2030, which would rank around #300. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Juliana?

Well-known people named Juliana include Juliana of the Netherlands (politician), Juliana Paes (actor), Juliana Awada (companion).

Names like Juliana

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