Julian

“Variant of Julius — Possibly 'downy-bearded youth' or 'devoted to Jove'” — Latin, of uncertain further origin

Boy's name · #25 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Julian ranked #25 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 265,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Gill is a short form of Julian.

Around the world: #11 in Argentina (2024) · #20 in Poland (2025) · #23 in Austria (2025) · #35 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #37 in Netherlands (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Julians

Julian Assange — Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)
Julian — last Pagan Roman emperor, reigned 361 to 363
Julian Seymour Schwinger — American theoretical physicist (1918–1994)
Julian Draxler — German association football player
Julian Barnes — English writer (born 1946)

In stories & tradition

Julian Bashir — Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · Our Man Bashir
Julian (Calendar Man) — Batman: Arkham City · Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Julian Sark — Alias

What Julians become

Among 4,093 notable people named Julian:

Medical professionals appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Julian of Emesa, Syrian Christian physician and martyr.

Similar names: Miles · Jude · Sebastian · Adrian · Ian · Lincoln

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