Julianna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- joo-lee-AN-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #398 for girls
Julianna is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “feminine of Julianus; perhaps youthful”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 398th for girls in the US (779 babies).
What does Julianna mean?
Latin: spelling of Juliana
“feminine of Julianus; perhaps youthful”
Spelling of Juliana; in medieval England the name was often turned into Gillian, the source of Jill.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Julianna a girl's or a boy's name?
Julianna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 779 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Julianna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,206th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Julianna, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,864th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Julianna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Julianna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,864 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 15 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 2 | #5,038 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Julianna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 398th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 779 about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 779 girls in the US were named Julianna, making it the 398th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 270th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 1,814 girls. It first appears in the records in 1900.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Julianna than any year since 1995.
Half of all the girls named Julianna in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Julianna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | 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 |
| 2012 | 1,697 | #187 |
| 2011 | 1,740 | #179 |
| 2010 | 1,751 | #176 |
| 2009 | 1,705 | #190 |
| 2008 | 1,737 | #194 |
| 2007 | 1,788 | #186 |
| 2006 | 1,814 | #194 |
| 2005 | 1,618 | #214 |
| 2004 | 1,683 | #200 |
| 2003 | 1,734 | #186 |
| 2002 | 1,748 | #185 |
| 2001 | 1,777 | #184 |
| 2000 | 1,287 | #249 |
| 1999 | 1,211 | #260 |
| 1998 | 1,192 | #259 |
| 1997 | 964 | #299 |
| 1996 | 834 | #334 |
| 1995 | 640 | #407 |
| 1994 | 457 | #537 |
| 1993 | 390 | #598 |
| 1992 | 400 | #582 |
| 1991 | 467 | #505 |
| 1990 | 339 | #655 |
| 1989 | 390 | #568 |
| 1988 | 315 | #631 |
| 1987 | 282 | #663 |
| 1986 | 283 | #650 |
| 1985 | 307 | #616 |
| 1984 | 184 | #838 |
| 1983 | 157 | #942 |
| 1982 | 203 | #794 |
| 1981 | 155 | #948 |
| 1980 | 147 | #995 |
| 1979 | 134 | #1,036 |
| 1978 | 118 | #1,104 |
| 1977 | 119 | #1,088 |
| 1976 | 116 | #1,055 |
| 1975 | 119 | #1,012 |
| 1974 | 116 | #1,033 |
| 1973 | 116 | #1,012 |
| 1972 | 123 | #979 |
| 1971 | 128 | #984 |
| 1970 | 115 | #1,060 |
| 1969 | 126 | #951 |
| 1968 | 98 | #1,066 |
| 1967 | 99 | #1,035 |
| 1966 | 105 | #999 |
| 1965 | 115 | #952 |
| 1964 | 104 | #1,066 |
| 1963 | 108 | #1,026 |
| 1962 | 88 | #1,167 |
| 1961 | 104 | #1,070 |
| 1960 | 101 | #1,069 |
| 1959 | 82 | #1,173 |
| 1958 | 88 | #1,128 |
| 1957 | 89 | #1,108 |
| 1956 | 65 | #1,286 |
| 1955 | 62 | #1,274 |
| 1954 | 73 | #1,163 |
| 1953 | 62 | #1,224 |
| 1952 | 70 | #1,128 |
| 1951 | 45 | #1,395 |
| 1950 | 56 | #1,233 |
| 1949 | 51 | #1,277 |
| 1948 | 62 | #1,134 |
| 1947 | 40 | #1,487 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,466 |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,481 |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,314 |
| 1943 | 53 | #1,102 |
| 1942 | 53 | #1,076 |
| 1941 | 51 | #1,020 |
| 1940 | 40 | #1,150 |
| 1939 | 42 | #1,102 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,547 |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,416 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,640 |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,917 |
| 1934 | 16 | #2,002 |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,658 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,684 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,634 |
| 1930 | 17 | #2,022 |
| 1929 | 16 | #2,097 |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,836 |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,827 |
| 1926 | 18 | #2,075 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,488 |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,770 |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,840 |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,957 |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,577 |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,708 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,481 |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,451 |
| 1917 | 32 | #1,281 |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,408 |
| 1915 | 36 | #1,140 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,385 |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,229 |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,252 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,450 |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,421 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,607 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #2,060 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,658 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,466 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,722 |
Nicknames for Julianna
Names like Julianna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Olivia, Aurora, Eliana, Valentina, Liliana, Isabella, Emilia, Ariana, Fatima, Lucia, Athena, Ava
Names related to Julianna
Juliana, Julianne, Julienne, Julieann, Julieanne, Juliann, Julani, Julieanna, Julianny, Juliani
More Latin names
Oliver, Leo, Roman, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony, Austin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Julianna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/julianna, updated 20 October 2026.