Girls' name · since 1925
Julene
Julene has 1,715 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,715
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,715 girls have been named Julene since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Julene has 1,715 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2024.
- #5,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,715 born since 1925
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julene ranks #5,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,715 born since 1925, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,715
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Julene's 1,715 recorded births place it above 92.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Julene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Julene's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Julene popularity over time
- Peak year (1958)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Julene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (405 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Julene's strongest decade.
405 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Julene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 108
1930s
108 births
- 1940s
1940s
281 births
- 1950s
1950s
405 births
- 1960s
1960s
391 births
- 1970s
1970s
238 births
- 1980s 132
1980s
132 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 405 births (24% of all-time use).
How Julene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Julene's total volume
Julene by state
Where Julene concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 112 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 43 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Utah | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.3% |
112 of 1,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Julene's data
- Julene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (405 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Julenes (112 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Julene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1925–2024 (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 Julene 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.