girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Julianna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #398 Trend ↓ Falling 28%

Modern combination of Julie +‎ Anna, perhaps sometimes intended as a form of Juliana.

Rank 2025
#398
among girls · ↓46 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
779
named Julianna · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,063
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
1,814 babies
All-time total
52,311
#572 all-time among girls
First recorded
1900
in Social Security records

Julianna popularity over time

52,311 babies have been named Julianna since 1900, 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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 31 – 31 3 – #1,568
1910s 234 – 234 23 +655% #1,145
1920s 209 – 209 21 -11% #1,594
1930s 228 – 228 23 +9% #1,120
1940s 453 – 453 45 +99% #1,024
1950s 692 – 692 69 +53% #1,112
1960s 1,048 – 1,048 105 +51% #953
1970s 1,204 – 1,204 120 +15% #979
1980s 2,423 5 2,428 243 +102% #569
1990s 6,894 – 6,894 689 +184% #259
2000s 16,891 15 16,906 1,691 +145% #184
2010s 16,188 6 16,194 1,619 -4% #176
2020s (to 2025) 5,790 – 5,790 965 -40% #270

Where Julianna 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 735 0.46 #424
2027 700 0.44 #441
2028 671 0.42 #461
2029 648 0.40 #474
2030 629 0.39 #482

Where Julianna is most popular

Girls named Julianna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.573 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, New Jersey, and New Mexico.

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 Julianna 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 23 1.84 +221%
New Jersey 224 1.24 +117%
New Mexico 29 1.19 +108%
Connecticut 68 1.17 +104%
Delaware 13 1.15 +100%
Nevada 45 0.969 +69%
California 770 0.916 +60%
New York 342 0.864 +51%
Texas 653 0.812 +42%
Massachusetts 98 0.811 +42%
Maryland 83 0.783 +37%
Pennsylvania 183 0.774 +35%
Virginia 130 0.763 +33%
New Hampshire 14 0.758 +32%
Arizona 106 0.755 +32%
Florida 294 0.687 +20%
Illinois 150 0.655 +14%
Michigan 117 0.642 +12%
Mississippi 28 0.599 +5%
Indiana 83 0.591 ≈ national
Alabama 53 0.564 ≈ national
Washington 80 0.554 ≈ national
Colorado 61 0.546 -5%
North Carolina 121 0.531 -7%
Louisiana 44 0.503 -12%
South Carolina 44 0.489 -15%
Georgia 109 0.480 -16%
Tennessee 76 0.480 -16%
Ohio 108 0.455 -20%
Wisconsin 46 0.447 -22%
Oregon 29 0.445 -22%
Nebraska 16 0.445 -22%
Hawaii 5 0.436 -24%
Arkansas 23 0.435 -24%
Minnesota 43 0.398 -30%
Missouri 45 0.373 -35%
Montana 5 0.369 -35%
Kentucky 31 0.362 -37%
Oklahoma 24 0.326 -43%
Kansas 18 0.312 -46%
Iowa 11 0.188 -67%
Idaho 5 0.149 -74%
Utah 11 0.132 -77%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Julianna

Julianna is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #398 in 2025 with 779 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1900, 52,311 American babies have been named Julianna. Its peak came in 2006, when 1,814 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Julianna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Julianna?

The median living Julianna is about 18 years old; half are between 10 and 25. An estimated 51 thousand people named Julianna 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.

Julianna 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 779 #398 – –
2024 880 #352 – –
2023 934 #330 – –
2022 993 #325 – –
2021 1,059 #301 – –
2020 1,145 #270 – –
2019 1,237 #268 – –
2018 1,365 #236 – –
2017 1,606 #196 – –
2016 1,606 #200 – –
2015 1,714 #190 – –
2014 1,773 #185 – –
2013 1,699 #191 6 #11,430
2012 1,697 #188 – –
2011 1,740 #179 – –
2010 1,751 #176 – –
2009 1,705 #191 – –
2008 1,737 #194 – –
2007 1,788 #186 – –
2006 1,814 #194 – –
2005 1,618 #215 – –
2004 1,683 #200 7 #9,435
2003 1,734 #186 – –
2002 1,748 #185 – –
2001 1,777 #184 8 #7,918
2000 1,287 #249 – –
1995 640 #407 – –
1990 339 #656 – –
1985 307 #617 – –
1980 147 #996 – –
1975 119 #1,014 – –
1970 115 #1,064 – –
1965 115 #955 – –
1960 101 #1,072 – –
1955 62 #1,284 – –
1950 56 #1,236 – –
1945 30 #1,498 – –
1940 40 #1,161 – –
1935 17 #1,960 – –
1930 17 #2,067 – –
1925 14 #2,551 – –
1920 24 #1,727 – –
1915 36 #1,145 – –
1910 11 #1,472 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 6 #1,831 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Julianna

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

  1. 1 Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies American actress (born 1966) Contemporary
  2. 2 Julianna Guill American actress (born 1987) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Julianna?

The median living Julianna is about 18 years old. Half of all living Juliannas are between 10 and 25 years old.

How many people named Julianna are alive today?

An estimated 51 thousand people named Julianna are alive in the United States, based on 52,311 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Julianna mean?

Modern combination of Julie +‎ Anna, perhaps sometimes intended as a form of Juliana.

How popular is the name Julianna in 2025?

Julianna ranked #398 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 779 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Julianna?

52,311 babies have been named Julianna in the United States since 1900, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Julianna most popular?

Julianna peaked in 2006, when 1,814 newborns received the name.

Is Julianna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Julianna rising or falling?

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

Will Julianna become more popular?

Julianna is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 629 girls named Julianna in 2030, which would rank around #482. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Julianna?

Well-known people named Julianna include Julianna Margulies (actor), Julianna Guill (actor).

Names like Julianna

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