Girls' name · since 1912

Julienne

2,687 babies named Julienne in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,851 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,161 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,687
born since 1912
1960s
peak decade

Yes -- Julienne is the #10161 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,687 recorded since 1912.

Social Security Administration records show Julienne recorded 2,687 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #10161 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.

  • #3,851 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,161 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,687 born since 1912
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julienne ranks #3,851 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,161 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,687 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.

#3,851 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,161 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,687
born since 1912
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%41.2%
Julienne vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Julienne's 2,687 recorded births place it above 94.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Julienne compares

2,687 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Julienne's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Julienne Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,687 376 567,345
Peak-year births 46 21 19,840

Julienne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Julienne's full recorded timeline at 1970, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Julienne popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1960)
46
Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
01020304050 191219271943195719711985199920132025 9

Julienne popularity over time - boys

32 total births recorded since 1990 (Julienne as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 32 births
4.555.566.5 199019921993199419952008 5

Julienne by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (377 births, 14% of the file).

1960s was Julienne's strongest decade.

377 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Julienne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 377 births (14% of all-time use).

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

How Julienne 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 Julienne's total volume

Julienne vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150 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 -62, 5.2%-109, 6.6%-108, 3.4%-119, 2.3%-137, 2.9%-111, 8.2%-28, 8.8%-40, 12.4%-79, 4%-37, 35.8%-48, 4.8%-114, 11.2%-37, 7.1%-78, 3.3%-26, 11.9%Julienne-114, 1.7%Julienne
Julienne vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Julienne by state

Where Julienne concentrates geographically, total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Julienne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
268 10.0%
#2 New York
60 2.2%
#3 Illinois
44 1.6%
#4 Florida
23 0.9%
#5 Texas
21 0.8%
#6 Ohio
16 0.6%
#7 Michigan
13 0.5%
#8 Indiana
5 0.2%
California share of Julienne's total US births 10.0%
Even split

268 of 2,687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Julienne appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Julienne?
Since 1912, Social Security records show 2,687 babies named Julienne. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,851 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #10,161 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1960, with 46 births.
Where does Julienne sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julienne ranks #3,851 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,161 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 Julienne most popular?
Julienne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 377 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Julienne most popular?
The top states for the name Julienne are California (268 births), New York (60 births), Illinois (44 births).
How long has the name Julienne been used?
Julienne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 114 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Julienne?
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.

What to do with Julienne's data

  • Julienne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (377 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Juliennes (268 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 Julienne

Nearby Names Like Julienne

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Julienne

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Julienne: 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, 1912–2025 (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 Julienne 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.