girl's name
Juliana
joo-lee-AH-nuh
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 77,256
the United States
#256
2025 births
Juliana means youthful, from the Roman family that claimed descent from Venus — and it is the name of a Dutch queen who abdicated in favor of her daughter, as her mother and daughter both did in turn.
- Juliana is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2012, when 2,225 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 2,756 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Juliana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 |
| 1890s | 74 |
| 1900s | 131 |
| 1910s | 428 |
| 1920s | 610 |
| 1930s | 571 |
| 1940s | 957 |
| 1950s | 1,530 |
| 1960s | 1,952 |
| 1970s | 1,650 |
| 1980s | 4,010 |
| 1990s | 7,724 |
| 2000s | 20,067 |
| 2010s | 20,009 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 8,039 |
What Juliana means
Juliana means youthful, or downy-bearded, from the Roman Julius. The family name has two proposed readings and neither has been fully established. The sense passes into the modern name unchanged.
Where Juliana comes from
Juliana is the feminine of Julianus, from the Roman gens Julius — read either as downy-bearded or as devoted to Jove, and the Julii claimed descent from Iulus, son of Aeneas and grandson of Venus. July carries the family name through Caesar. Juliana of the Netherlands reigned from 1948 and abdicated in 1980 in favor of Beatrix, who abdicated in 2013 in favor of Willem-Alexander — three successive Dutch monarchs stepping down rather than dying in office.
Juliana in use
Juliana peaked in the United States in 2012, when 2,225 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It now ranks 256th in the United States on 1,203 births, 480th in France on 105 and 1924th in England and Wales on 14, across 77,256 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track. A 2012 peak is recent for a name of this age.
How popular is Juliana?
In 2025, Juliana was given to 1,203 babies in the United States, ranking #256 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Juliana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Juliana is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jùliana | Jùliana is a rare spelling of Juliana, written with a grave accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Juliana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Juliana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Juliana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
3 nicknames for Juliana
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Juliana in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Juliana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Juliana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Juliana
What does the name Juliana mean?
Youthful or downy-bearded, from the Roman family name Julius.
Who was Queen Juliana?
The Dutch monarch who reigned from 1948 and abdicated in 1980 — as her daughter did in turn in 2013.
Is July related?
Yes — both descend from the Julii, through Julius Caesar.
How popular is Juliana?
256th in the United States, and our data marks it stable.
Is Juliana a girl's or a boy's name?
Juliana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Juliana?
Juliana has 4 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Juliana?
Juliana is usually shortened to Jules, Ana and Julie.
Is Juliana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Juliana currently ranks #256 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.