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How popular is the name Julien?
Births per year, rank history and how many Juliens are alive today.
Julien (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Julian in England and Wales, ranked 3256th in 2025 and given to 6 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2014, when 15 babies were given the name, the 1560th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 1998, with 13 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 2014; the 2025 figure is roughly 40% of its peak.
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 Julien each year?
Includes all spellings: Julien, Julian. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Julien spelling rank?
Where does the Julian 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 Julien most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Julian, peaked in 1964, when around 1,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Julien spelling itself peaked in 2014, with 15 babies.
How many people are called Julien?
At least 39,000 people named Julien in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Julien?
Most living Juliens are between 44 and 63; the most common age is about 61.
Is Julien becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.