Girls' name · since 1900
Julianna
Julianna has 52,285 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #572 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,285
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Julianna currently ranks #398 among girls' names in America, with 52,285 babies recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julianna has been recorded 52,285 times among girls since 1900, currently ranked #398 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #572 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #398 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 52,285 born since 1900
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julianna ranks #572 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #398 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 52,285 born since 1900, peaking in the 2000s.
- #572 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,285
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Julianna's 52,285 recorded births place it above 99.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Julianna compares
52,285 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Julianna's all-time total is 139x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Julianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52,285 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,814 | 21 | 19,840 |
Julianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Julianna splits its recorded history at 1965: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 1,814 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Julianna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 1,814
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Julianna popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1989 (Julianna as boys' name)
Julianna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (16,891 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Julianna's strongest decade.
16,891 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Julianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 31
1900s
31 births
- 1910s 234
1910s
234 births
- 1920s 209
1920s
209 births
- 1930s 228
1930s
228 births
- 1940s 453
1940s
453 births
- 1950s 692
1950s
692 births
- 1960s 1,048
1960s
1,048 births
- 1970s 1,204
1970s
1,204 births
- 1980s 2,423
1980s
2,423 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,894 births
- 2000s
2000s
16,891 births
- 2010s
2010s
16,188 births
- 2020s 5,790
2020s
5,790 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16,891 births (32% of all-time use).
How Julianna 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 Julianna's total volume
Julianna by state
Where Julianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,364 | 16.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5,241 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,821 | 9.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,868 | 5.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 2,806 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,789 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,846 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,558 | 3.0% |
8,364 of 52,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Julianna appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Julianna's data
- Julianna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (16,891 total births) through the 2020s (5,790) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Juliannas (8,364 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Julianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Julianna 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.