Julian
Pronounced JH UW1 L IY0 AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2017
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Julian?
Julian is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 280,002 children — the 141st most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2017, when 8,994 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Julien and Jullian — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Julian and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Julien
- Jullian
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH UW1 L IY0 AH0 N · JH UW1 L Y AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 100 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Julian
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Julian
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Julian?
- Julian ranks 141st among boys' names in US records, with 280,002 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 84,027.
- Is Julian a unisex name?
- No. Julian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Julian most popular?
- 2017, when 8,994 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Julian spelled?
- Julien, Jullian. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.