Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Yulian

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #3,125 Trend ↑ Rising 87%
Rank 2025
#3,125
among boys · ↓757 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
39
named Yulian · -35% vs 2024
How common
1 in 43,797
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
60 babies
All-time total
641
#6,811 all-time among boys
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Yulian popularity over time

641 babies have been named Yulian since 1996, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

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.

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1990s 5 1 – #10,517
2000s 135 14 +2600% #4,368
2010s 254 25 +88% #3,429
2020s (to 2025) 247 41 +62% #2,368

Where Yulian is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 42 0.02 outside top 500
2027 46 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 51 0.03 outside top 500
2030 54 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Yulian

Yulian is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,125 in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 641 American babies have been named Yulian. Its peak came in 2024, when 60 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Yulian?

The median living Yulian is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 600 people named Yulian are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Yulian year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 39 #3,125
2024 60 #2,368
2023 51 #2,610
2022 35 #3,409
2021 36 #3,294
2020 26 #4,015
2019 33 #3,493
2018 26 #4,093
2017 24 #4,326
2016 22 #4,620
2015 26 #4,077
2014 22 #4,535
2013 28 #3,749
2012 21 #4,680
2011 32 #3,429
2010 20 #4,843
2009 21 #4,743
2008 19 #5,062
2007 23 #4,368
2006 14 #6,084
2005 13 #6,213
2004 8 #8,913
2003 15 #5,263
2002 9 #7,628
2001 13 #5,657
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Famous people named Yulian

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

  1. 1 Yulian Semyonov Yulian Semyonov Russian writer 1931–1993 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Yulian?

The median living Yulian is about 8 years old. Half of all living Yulians are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Yulian are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Yulian are alive in the United States, based on 641 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Yulian in 2025?

Yulian ranked #3,125 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 39 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yulian?

641 babies have been named Yulian in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yulian most popular?

Yulian peaked in 2024, when 60 newborns received the name.

Is Yulian a boy or girl name?

Yulian is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Yulian rising or falling?

Yulian is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Yulian become more popular?

Yulian is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 54 boys named Yulian in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Yulian?

Well-known people named Yulian include Yulian Semyonov (writer).

Names like Yulian

Names that sound and feel close to Yulian: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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