Given name & surname
Giuliana
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
Giuliana connects to the Julia name family through Giulia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Giuliana connects to the Julia name family through Giulia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Giuliana connects to the Julia name family through Giulia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Giuliana is a feminine form of Giuliano.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Giuliana connects to the Julia name family through Giulia. The history of Julia gives this family its wider story. Julia’s historical associations include numerous early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Giuliana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,081
- 0 boys · 12,081 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 1,073 babies
- 2025
- 287
- #915 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 287 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 915 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,073 in 2012. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (56). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,993 as a first name in 2020; 97 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Giuliana’s family of names
In Italian usage, Giuliana is a feminine form of Giuliano. In Sicilian usage, Giuliana has a conventional equivalent in the English form Juliana. In Italian usage, Giuliana has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form JULIANNA.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Giuliana has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- JulianaEnglish
- Lianaequivalent
- JuliannaPolish
- Giuliettaequivalent
- Gillianequivalent
- Giulianomasculine form · Italian
- Ulianaequivalent
- Giulianellaequivalent
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People named Giuliana
- Juliana of NicomediaAnatolian saint285–305
- Giuliana MinuzzoItalian alpine skier (1931–2020)
- Giuliana OlmosMexican female tennis playerborn 1993
- Giuliana CalandraItalian actress (1936-2018)
- Giuliana De SioItalian actressborn 1957
- Giuliana RancicItalian-American journalist, television personality and infotainerborn 1974
- Giuliana SgrenaItalian journalistborn 1948
- Eva MameliItalian botanist (1886-1978)
- Juliana FalconieriItalian nun1270–1341
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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