Given name & surname
Juliana
“the child of Jove; one who is youthful”·“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”·“one who is youthful”
In English use, Juliana is a feminine form of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain. Juliana is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Juliana is a feminine form of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain. Juliana is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.” In English use, Juliana has a related form in Gillian. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Juliana is a feminine form of Julius. A possible origin is Roman, although the derivation remains uncertain. Juliana is a variant of Julia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Latin use, Juliana is used as a feminine counterpart of Julianus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Juliana is a variant of Julia. The history of Julia gives this family its wider story. Julia’s historical associations include numerous early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Juliana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 67,797
- 49 boys · 67,748 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 2,225 babies
- 2025
- 1,203
- #256 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,203 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 256 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,224 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (190). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 65,978 as a first name in 2020; 405 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.
Juliana’s family of names
In German usage, Juliana has a short form in Jana. In English usage, Juliana is a feminine form of Julius. Juliana has a related form in Julia.
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Around the world
Juliana has relatives in 17 languages.
26 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Juliana
- Juliana of the NetherlandsQueen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980 (1909-2004)
- Juliana PashaAlbanian singerborn 1980
- Juliana PaesBrazilian actressborn 1979
- Juliana HatfieldAmerican guitarist/singer-songwriter and authorborn 1967
- Juliana HarkavyAmerican actressborn 1985
- Juliana AwadaFirst Lady of Argentina from 2015 to 2019born 1974
- Juliana MorellSpanish nun and intellectual child prodigy (1594-1653)
- Juliana of StolbergGerman countess (1506–1580)
- Juliana DonaldAmerican actressborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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