Boy name
Julien
Julien holds the #709 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 380 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #585 in 2020 to #709 today. Its strongest year on record was 2009 (#533 nationally, 500 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1888. The name's biggest fan base is in Louisiana (#450 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#709
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#533
in 2009 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
380
boys named Julien
Julien popularity, 1880–2025
Where Julien is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#450), Minnesota (#477), Virginia (#473)
Uniqueness score
47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Julien in the most recent year of SSA data.
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