Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Julian

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Julian
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

8,451

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

12.8%

2024

7,368

All-time

257,331

Julian has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 8,451 boys were named Julian.

In 2024, only 7,368 boys were given the name.

Down 12.8% from its peak.

All told, about 257,331 Americans have been named Julian and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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