Julian

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Julian: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Julian: Recorded every year since 1964, it reached #26 in 2011, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

7registrars recorded it
161times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#26highest recorded position
29groupings it qualifies for
16names it appears alongside

What stands out in Julian's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Moved 149 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move
Shares a published list with another name across 55 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#274
1997	#304
1998	#285
1999	#322
2000	#330
2001	#356
2002	#347
2003	#370
2004	#352
2005	#316
2006	#370
2007	#342
2008	#385
2009	#315
2010	#311
2011	#293
2012	#326
2013	#291
2014	#278
2015	#272
2016	#282
2017	#268
2018	#276
2019	#268
2020	#281
2021	#282
2022	#267
2023	#306
2024	#280

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 59 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #54 among boys in Norway, #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #54 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys

Julian appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 59 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 806 births with the name.

Julian across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Julian's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#191 (1964)	#129 (1970)	#348 (2025)	59 of 62	806 (1964–2025)	29 (2012)
Norway · Boys	#537 (1967)	#26 (2011)	#54 (2025)	55 of 59	4,516 (1967–2025)	226 (2011)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#96 (1973)	#87 (2024)	#87 (2024)	7 of 52	590 (1973–2024)	97 (2022)
England and Wales · Boys	#274 (1996)	#267 (2022)	#280 (2024)	29 of 29	3,760 (1996–2024)	198 (2017)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#357 (2007)	#303 (2013)	#348 (2023)	7 of 17	26 (2007–2023)	5 (2013)
New Zealand · Boys	#87 (1972)	#87 (1972)	#98 (1974)	3 of 3	232 (1972–1974)	83 (1972)

Julian by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Julian in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	60	6 of 10	10
1970s	166	10 of 10	17
1980s	93	9 of 10	10
1990s	51	9 of 10	6
2000s	77	9 of 10	9
2010sbusiest	245	10 of 10	25
2020s	114	6 of 10	19

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 25 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Julian appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #26 in Norway in 2011.

Julian's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#280	161	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#306	145	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#267	174	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#282	166	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#281	165	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#268	182	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#276	181	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#268	198	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#282	180	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#272	187	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#278	170	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#291	153	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#326	137	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#293	152	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#311	143	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#315	129	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#385	98	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#342	109	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#370	92	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#316	101	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#352	84	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#370	74	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#347	73	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#356	69	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#330	77	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#322	82	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#285	91	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#304	85	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#274	102	High	Verified
2024	New South Wales, Australia	male	#87	97	Insufficient	Not yet available
2022	New South Wales, Australia	male	#93	97	Insufficient	Not yet available
1994	New South Wales, Australia	male	#97	86	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	male	#100	86	Insufficient	Not yet available
1989	New South Wales, Australia	male	#100	76	Insufficient	Not yet available
1974	New South Wales, Australia	male	#95	75	Insufficient	Not yet available
1973	New South Wales, Australia	male	#96	73	Insufficient	Not yet available
1974	New Zealand	male	#98	67	High	Verified
1973	New Zealand	male	#87	82	High	Verified
1972	New Zealand	male	#87	83	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#348	4	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#334	4	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#363	4	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#421	3	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#303	5	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#378	3	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#357	3	High	Verified
2025	Norway	male	#54	128	High	Verified
2024	Norway	male	#57	124	High	Verified
2023	Norway	male	#63	107	High	Verified
2022	Norway	male	#48	129	High	Verified
2021	Norway	male	#50	122	High	Verified
2020	Norway	male	#53	111	High	Verified
2019	Norway	male	#52	136	High	Verified
2018	Norway	male	#56	128	High	Verified
2017	Norway	male	#54	142	High	Verified
2016	Norway	male	#41	182	High	Verified
2015	Norway	male	#38	177	High	Verified
2014	Norway	male	#39	171	High	Verified
2013	Norway	male	#38	184	High	Verified
2012	Norway	male	#33	211	High	Verified
2011	Norway	male	#26	226	High	Verified
2010	Norway	male	#28	223	High	Verified
2009	Norway	male	#41	191	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#37	198	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#32	211	High	Verified
2006	Norway	male	#46	171	High	Verified
2005	Norway	male	#49	157	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#67	115	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#89	84	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#85	82	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#111	62	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#118	63	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#122	55	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#138	50	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#142	50	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#136	52	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#154	44	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#177	36	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#155	44	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#163	41	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#197	33	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#182	36	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#201	33	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#186	34	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#215	27	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#311	16	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#247	23	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#334	14	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#292	17	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#371	12	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#499	7	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#579	5	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#525	6	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#612	4	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#566	5	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#598	4	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#554	5	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#419	9	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#408	9	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#472	6	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#537	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#348	11	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#302	13	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	24	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#276	17	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#225	22	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#183	27	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#268	17	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#224	24	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#220	25	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#232	22	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	21	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	29	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#223	25	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#202	29	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#210	27	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#216	26	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	17	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#247	19	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#404	7	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#354	7	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#302	8	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#322	7	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	4	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#348	5	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#290	5	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#303	5	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#295	5	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#334	3	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#225	8	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#202	10	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	6	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#232	6	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#186	11	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	9	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#192	11	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#185	11	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#186	13	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#196	11	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#239	7	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	14	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#187	13	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#174	15	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#220	9	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#211	10	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#146	22	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	20	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#169	17	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#158	17	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#155	18	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#129	25	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#163	13	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#161	12	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#156	12	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	11	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#194	6	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	6	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#234	17	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 7 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 62 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #26, first reached in 2011.

It held a top-100 place in 30 years, 24 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 226 births, registered in Norway in 2011.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1967, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Jules · #337, 30y
Julia · #26, 70y
Juliana · #366, 48y
Juliane · #212, 40y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 7 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Cassandra · #25, 57y
Troy · #27, 62y
Justin · #24, 62y
Marcus · #24, 63y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Brigid · #26, 58y
Eimear · #26, 62y
Kieran · #26, 62y
Aine · #27, 61y

Comparisons involving Julian

Existing comparison pages where Julian and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Julian in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Christian vs Julian
Over 55 shared years in Norway · Boys, Julian rose about as far as Christian fell — from #78 and #537 in 1967 to #131 and #54 in 2025.
Christian · Julian · 55 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Eirik vs Julian
Over 55 shared years in Norway · Boys, Julian rose about as far as Eirik fell — from #63 and #537 in 1967 to #122 and #54 in 2025.
Eirik · Julian · 55 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Finn vs Julian
Over 55 shared years in Norway · Boys, Julian rose about as far as Finn fell — from #81 and #537 in 1967 to #153 and #54 in 2025.
Finn · Julian · 55 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Julian and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Kristoffer vs Julian
In Norway · Boys, Julian moved into the top 50 at #28 in 2010 as Kristoffer fell out of it to #55, having been #34 the year before.
Kristoffer · Julian · 55 shared years, 1967–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2010 Norway ranking
Theo vs Julian
In Norway · Boys, Theo moved into the top 50 at #35 in 2017 as Julian fell out of it to #54, having been #41 the year before.
Theo · Julian · 36 shared years, 1986–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2017 Norway ranking

Compared inside Norway lists

Pairs involving Julian measured in Norway's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Julian at its highest position.

Simen vs Julian
Over 55 shared years in Norway · Boys, Julian rose about as far as Simen fell — from #270 and #537 in 1967 to #475 and #54 in 2025.
Simen · Julian · 55 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Stian vs Julian
Over 55 shared years in Norway · Boys, Julian rose about as far as Stian fell — from #169 and #537 in 1967 to #386 and #54 in 2025.
Stian · Julian · 55 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Thomas vs Julian
Over 55 shared years in Norway · Boys, Julian rose about as far as Thomas fell — from #52 and #537 in 1967 to #106 and #54 in 2025.
Thomas · Julian · 55 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Norway overview→

Julian was ranked #26 in Norway · Boys in 2011. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Julian and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Julian without appearing here.

Julian moved ahead of

Connor Compare
In 2024 they stood at #302 and #302 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #348 and #829.
George Compare
In 1982 they stood at #371 and #368 in Norway · Boys; by 1983 that had become #292 and #467.
Joshua Compare
In 1981 they stood at #579 and #540 in Norway · Boys; by 1982 that had become #371 and #535.
Edward Compare
In 1981 they stood at #499 and #460 in Norway · Boys; by 1982 that had become #371 and #529.

Moved ahead of Julian

Logan Compare
In 2005 they stood at #322 and #439 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2006 that had become #354 and #158.
Muhammad Compare
In 1999 they stood at #290 and #379 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #390 and #223.
Jacob Compare
In 1992 they stood at #202 and #251 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1993 that had become #339 and #190.
Jayden Compare
In 1998 they stood at #285 and #310 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1999 that had become #322 and #189.

Moved the opposite way to Julian

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Julian went from #191 to #348 while Alexander went from #116 to #55.
Arthur Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Julian went from #191 to #348 while Arthur went from #98 to #57.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Julian went from #191 to #348 while Benjamin went from #139 to #83.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Julian went from #191 to #348 while Conor went from #56 to #16.

Moved the same way as Julian

Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Julian went from #191 to #348 and Alan from #29 to #232.
Andrew Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Julian went from #191 to #348 and Andrew from #34 to #106.
Anthony Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Julian went from #191 to #348 and Anthony from #12 to #135.
Barry Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Julian went from #191 to #348 and Barry from #69 to #402.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #26 in Norway in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Julian

Julian at a glance

What stands out in Julian's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Julian across 6 official records

Julian by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Julian appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Julian

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Norway lists

Names published alongside Julian

Julian and the names beside it

Julian moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Julian

Moved the opposite way to Julian

Moved the same way as Julian

Julian at a glance

What stands out in Julian's record

Julian across 6 official records

Julian by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Julian appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Julian

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Norway lists

Names published alongside Julian

Julian and the names beside it

Julian moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Julian

Moved the opposite way to Julian

Moved the same way as Julian