girl's name
Julianna
joo-lee-AN-uh
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 56,878
the United States
#399
2025 births
Julianna descends from a Roman family name whose meaning was never settled — downy-bearded and devoted to Jove are both proposed for Julius, and the family's own claim was descent from Venus. The Aeneid exists partly to dignify that claim.
- Julianna is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2006, when 1,814 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,256 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
Julianna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 31 |
| 1910s | 234 |
| 1920s | 209 |
| 1930s | 228 |
| 1940s | 453 |
| 1950s | 692 |
| 1960s | 1,048 |
| 1970s | 1,204 |
| 1980s | 2,428 |
| 1990s | 6,894 |
| 2000s | 16,906 |
| 2010s | 16,194 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 5,790 |
What Julianna means
Julianna means belonging to Julius, and Julius itself has two competing readings — downy-bearded, from the first growth of facial hair, or devoted to Jove. Neither is established.
Where Julianna comes from
Julianna elaborates Juliana, the feminine of the Roman Julianus — of the gens Julia. That family name is read either as downy-bearded or as devoted to Jove, and neither has carried the field. The Julii themselves claimed descent from Iulus, son of Aeneas and grandson of Venus, which the Aeneid exists partly to dignify. Julio, elsewhere on this site, is the Spanish form of the same name.
Julianna in use
Julianna peaked in the United States in 2006, when 1,814 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 399th in the United States on 779 births, 1443rd in France on 25 and 2239th in England and Wales on 13, across 56,878 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track. Our records carry it from 1900.
How popular is Julianna?
In 2025, Julianna was given to 779 babies in the United States, ranking #399 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Julianna 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.
Names that peaked alongside Julianna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Julianna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Julianna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Julianna
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.
Julianna 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 Julianna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Julianna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Julianna
What does the name Julianna mean?
Belonging to Julius — a family name read as downy-bearded or devoted to Jove, neither settled.
Is it Julianna or Juliana?
Juliana is the Latin form; Julianna is a doubled-n elaboration.
Did the Julii claim a goddess?
Venus, through Iulus son of Aeneas.
Is Julio related?
Yes — the Spanish form of the same Roman name.
How popular is the name Julianna?
In 2025, Julianna was given to 779 babies in the United States, ranking #399 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Julianna a girl's or a boy's name?
Julianna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Julianna most popular?
Julianna peaked in 2006, when 1,814 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Julianna?
Julianna is usually shortened to Julie and Anna.
Is Julianna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Julianna currently ranks #399 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.