Girls' name · since 1881

Juliana

67,748 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.

#489 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#256 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
67,748
born since 1881
2000s
peak decade

67,748 babies have been named Juliana since 1881, making it today's #256 girls' name.

Juliana has 67,748 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #256 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.

  • #489 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #256 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 67,748 born since 1881
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juliana ranks #489 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #256 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 67,748 born since 1881, peaking in the 2000s.

#489 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#256 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
67,748
born since 1881
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%98.5%
Juliana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Juliana's 67,748 recorded births place it above 99.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

48 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Juliana compares

67,748 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Juliana's all-time total is 180x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Juliana Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 67,748 376 567,345
Peak-year births 2,224 21 19,840

Juliana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Juliana's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 95% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 5%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 2,224, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Juliana popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2007)
2,224
Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
05001,0001,5002,0002,500 188119031921193919571975199320112025 1,203

Juliana popularity over time - boys

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

Unisex variant - 49 births
45678910 19821983198519861993199520052012 6

Juliana by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (20,062 births, 30% of the file).

2000s was Juliana's strongest decade.

20,062 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Juliana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20,062 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Juliana 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 Juliana's total volume

Juliana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 1%2%3%4%5%6%7% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 6.5%-101, 5.6%-106, 6.3%-96, 3.6%-146, 3.1%-146, 3%-79, 4.5%-146, 2.7%-146, 2.1%-131, 2.6%-146, 4.3%-146, 6.4%-97, 3.9%-46, 4.3%-75, 3.9%Juliana-145, 3.3%Juliana
Juliana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
12,328 18.2%
#2 Texas
6,777 10.0%
#3 New York
6,365 9.4%
#4 Florida
4,248 6.3%
#5 New Jersey
3,300 4.9%
#6 Illinois
3,041 4.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
2,942 4.3%
#8 Massachusetts
2,175 3.2%
California share of Juliana's total US births 18.2%
Even split

12,328 of 67,748 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? ▼
67,748 babies have been named Juliana since 1881. All-time, it sits at #489 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #256 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 2,224 births.
Where does Juliana sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juliana ranks #489 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #256 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Juliana most popular? ▼
Juliana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20,062 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Juliana most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Juliana are California (12,328 births), Texas (6,777 births), New York (6,365 births).
How long has the name Juliana been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Juliana since 1881 -- 145 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Juliana's data

  • Juliana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (20,062 total births) through the 2020s (8,039) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Julianas (12,328 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.

Keep exploring Juliana

Nearby Names Like Juliana

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Juliana

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#872 511,253 births
Julia Girl
#131 476,250 births
Julianna Girl
#398 52,285 births
Juliette Girl
#110 40,981 births
Juliet Girl
#274 37,966 births

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Names with a similar popularity rank to Juliana

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Journee #258
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Kailani #253
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Leila #259
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Lilly #252
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Mariana #260
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Juliana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1881–2025 (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 Juliana 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.