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.
More common than 99% of names given to girls today.
30% of everyone ever named Juliana was born in this single decade.
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' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Juliana popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881
- Peak year (2007)
- 2,224
- Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
Currently ranks #251 among girls.
66,534 total births across 144 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 2,224 births in a single year.
Juliana popularity over time — boys
49 total births recorded since 1982 (Juliana as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Juliana accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Juliana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 20,061 births that decade — 30% of Juliana's all-time total
Juliana decade highlights
- Peak decade 20,061 births
- Runner-up 19,999 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Juliana's strongest decade
20,061 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 30% of all-time use.
Juliana by state
Where Juliana concentrates geographically — total births since 1881
| 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% |
12,135 of 66,534 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 18.2% of nationwide
- Texas 9.9% of nationwide
- New York 9.4% of nationwide
- Florida 6.3% of nationwide
- New Jersey 4.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 48 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 18.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Juliana appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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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.