Boys' name · since 1997
Julen
344 babies named Julen in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,228 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
344 babies have been named Julen since 1997, making it today's #11228 boys' name.
Julen has 344 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11228 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #9,842 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,228 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 344 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julen ranks #9,842 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,228 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 344 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,228 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Julen's 344 recorded births place it above 78.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Julen compares
344 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Julen's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Julen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 344 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Julen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Julen's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Julen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Julen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (142 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Julen's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Julen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s
2020s
142 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 142 births (41% of all-time use).
Julen by state
Where Julen concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.5% |
31 of 344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Julen's data
- California records the most Julens (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Julen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Julen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.