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How popular is the name Julian?
Births per year, rank history and how many Julians are alive today.
Julian (male), once a common boys' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 314th in 2025 with 141 given the name. This spelling of the name peaked in 1964, when around 1,500 babies were given the name, the 62nd most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 9% of its peak. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 38,000 babies have been named Julian in England and Wales since 1954. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Julian is one spelling of a name also recorded as Julien; the combined figures below cover every spelling. Common short forms of Julian include Jules.
Across all spellings of the name, the Julian you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Julians born in England and Wales are between 44 and 63, and there are at least 39,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 12% chance that at least one of them will be called Julian.
How many babies are named Julian each year?
Includes all spellings: Julian, Julien. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Julian spelling rank?
Where does the Julien spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Julian most popular?
Julian peaked in 1964, when around 1,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name across all spellings.
How many people are called Julian?
At least 39,000 people named Julian in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Julian?
Most living Julians are between 44 and 63; the most common age is about 61.
Is Julian becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.