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Julien

Boy

Meaning of Julien: French: 'youthful'

Julien is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 705th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#705

390 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,032

First recorded 1888 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 34 babies1982: 42 babies1983: 26 babies1984: 46 babies1985: 69 babies1986: 59 babies1987: 62 babies1988: 91 babies1989: 89 babies1990: 119 babies19901991: 164 babies1992: 157 babies1993: 144 babies1994: 140 babies1995: 177 babies1996: 208 babies1997: 197 babies1998: 212 babies1999: 218 babies2000: 294 babies20002001: 305 babies2002: 341 babies2003: 329 babies2004: 342 babies2005: 350 babies2006: 422 babies2007: 442 babies2008: 486 babies2009: 507 babies2010: 453 babies20102011: 463 babies2012: 446 babies2013: 400 babies2014: 380 babies2015: 428 babies2016: 447 babies2017: 425 babies2018: 483 babies2019: 436 babies2020: 478 babies20202021: 456 babies2022: 426 babies2023: 448 babies2024: 384 babies2025: 390 babies
US babies named Julien per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 507.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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