US rank #251 Girls' name Peak 2007 66,534 births

Juliana — #251 US girls' name

66,534 babies named Juliana in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#251
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Juliana was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

2,224 babies were named Juliana in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Juliana

The Social Security Administration has registered 66,534 babies named Juliana between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Juliana currently holds the #251 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 2,224 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Juliana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20,061 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Juliana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12,135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Juliana in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Juliana 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 66,534 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.

Juliana at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

66,534

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

2007

2,224 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#251

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Juliana popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2007)
2,224
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Juliana popularity over time — boys

49 total births recorded since 1982 (Juliana as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 49 births
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Juliana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
20,061 births that decade — 30% of Juliana's all-time total
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Juliana by state

Where Juliana concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Juliana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12,135 18.2%
#2 Texas
6,608 9.9%
#3 New York
6,283 9.4%
#4 Florida
4,162 6.3%
#5 New Jersey
3,244 4.9%
#6 Illinois
2,988 4.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
2,887 4.3%
#8 Massachusetts
2,149 3.2%
California share of Juliana's total US births 18.2%
Even split

12,135 of 66,534 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Juliana appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juliana?
66,534 babies have been named Juliana since 1881. It currently ranks #251 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 2,224 births.
When was Juliana most popular?
Juliana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20,061 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Juliana most popular?
The top states for the name Juliana are California (12,135 births), Texas (6,608 births), New York (6,283 births).
How long has the name Juliana been used?
Juliana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Juliana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Julie, Julia, Julianna, Juliette, 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, 1881–2024 (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.