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Julien

Gender
Boy
Origin
French
UK rank, 2025
#3,329 for boys
US rank, 2025
#709 for boys

Julien is a boys' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 709th for boys in the US (380 babies).

What does Julien mean?

French

A male given name from French, equivalent to English Julian.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is Julien a girl's or a boy's name?

Julien is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 380 boys in the US.

How popular is Julien in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#3,329among boys
Babies in 2025
6about 1 in 50,000 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 50% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Julien, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 18 boys.

Half of all the boys named Julien in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 173 boys in the UK were given Julien or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #305, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 18 in 20212025
Julien in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20256#3,329
20246#3,335
202312#2,024
202210#2,279
202118#1,481
20205#3,502
20195#3,597
20186#3,162
201711#2,174
201611#2,143
20158#2,614
201415#1,650
20137#2,792
20128#2,595
20115#3,446
201013#1,805
200914#1,674
200810#2,048
200715#1,540
20069#1,995
20056#2,545
20049#1,831
20039#1,723
20024#2,751
200111#1,369
200010#1,405
199913#1,142
199813#1,112
19974#2,438
199614#1,021

How popular is Julien in the US?

Rank in 2025
#709among boys
Babies in 2025
380about 1 in 4,500 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 14% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 380 boys in the US were named Julien, making it the 709th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 585th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 500 boys. It first appears in the records in 1888. 10 girls were also named Julien in 2025 (9,454th for girls).

2025 had fewer boys named Julien than any year since 2014.

Half of all the boys named Julien in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 8,029 boys in the US were given Julien or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #30, up from #709 for this spelling alone.

1888Busiest: 500 in 20092025
Julien in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025380#709
2024384#701
2023432#638
2022415#660
2021450#618
2020472#585
2019436#622
2018478#579
2017420#622
2016439#612
2015428#625
2014380#672
2013400#620
2012441#582
2011463#549
2010453#559
2009500#533
2008478#550
2007432#588
2006415#591
2005341#637
2004336#628
2003322#639
2002330#608
2001292#638
2000288#636
1999208#765
1998200#780
1997188#786
1996200#749
1995172#813
1994140#924
1993144#887
1992148#864
1991159#815
1990119#945
198989#1,117
198884#1,081
198757#1,293
198651#1,384
198569#1,115
198439#1,555
198326#2,016
198242#1,486
198134#1,694
198029#1,910
197927#1,943
197820#2,279
197718#2,458
197622#2,112
197530#1,657
197423#1,934
197317#2,309
197211#2,989
197113#2,685
197017#2,212
196910#2,860
19688#3,106
196714#2,138
196612#2,326
196510#2,615
19645#4,038
196310#2,672
19627#3,303
19617#3,354
196013#2,313
19596#3,618
195811#2,504
19577#3,255
19569#2,796
195517#1,901
195414#2,113
19536#3,423
195210#2,512
195116#1,903
195013#2,110
194910#2,452
194812#2,217
194714#2,075
194610#2,402
194513#1,925
194411#2,194
19430–
194211#2,267
194111#2,207
194021#1,471
193912#2,050
19386#3,174
19377#2,905
193617#1,639
193512#2,127
193416#1,783
193313#1,997
193217#1,777
193115#1,927
193013#2,178
192913#2,198
192812#2,387
192713#2,298
192622#1,605
192528#1,390
192416#2,043
192330#1,322
192219#1,827
192110#2,803
192023#1,592
191923#1,530
191819#1,766
191722#1,528
191616#1,848
191516#1,781
191418#1,441
191310#1,802
191212#1,416
19115#1,739
19100–
19090–
19080–
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19030–
19020–
19010–
19000–
18990–
18980–
18975#1,056
18960–
18950–
18940–
18936#906
18920–
18910–
18900–
18890–
18886#917

Names like Julien

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Jaxon Hudson Grayson Mason Jonah Jordan Austin Jenson Ethan Jacob Roman Noah

Other spellings of Julien

Julian Jullian Julyan Julion Giulian

Names related to Julien

Julen Juliano Juliann Juliani Jullien

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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, “Julien: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/julien, updated 20 October 2026.