US rank #15460 Girls' name Peak 1958 1,715 births

Julene — #15460 US girls' name

1,715 babies named Julene in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s331930s1081940s2811950s4051960s3911970s2381980s1321990s482000s442010s232020s12
#15460
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Julene was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

56 babies were named Julene in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Julene

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,715 babies named Julene between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Julene currently holds the #15460 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Julene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 405 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Julene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Julene in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Julene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,715 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Julene at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,715

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

1958

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#15,460

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Julene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1958)
56
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
0204060 202420011985197419631952194119301925 5

Julene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
405 births that decade — 24% of Julene's all-time total
1920s331930s1081940s2811950s4051960s3911970s2381980s1321990s482000s442010s232020s12

Julene by state

Where Julene concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Julene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
112 6.5%
#2 Minnesota
44 2.6%
#3 Utah
25 1.5%
#4 Illinois
10 0.6%
#5 Wisconsin
10 0.6%
#6 Iowa
5 0.3%
California share of Julene's total US births 6.5%
Even split

112 of 1,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Julene?
1,715 babies have been named Julene since 1925. It currently ranks #15460 among girls. The peak year was 1958 with 56 births.
When was Julene most popular?
Julene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 405 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Julene most popular?
The top states for the name Julene are California (112 births), Minnesota (44 births), Utah (25 births).
How long has the name Julene been used?
Julene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Julene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Julie, Julia, Juliana, Julianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.