Given name
Julianne
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
In French use, Julianne is a feminine form of Julian. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is vouthful Julien, Julira.uscant eni Jaun., ilano blyon,.” Julianne is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Julianne is a feminine form of Julian. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is vouthful Julien, Julira.uscant eni Jaun., ilano blyon,.” Julianne is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Julianne is a feminine form of Julian. An origin associated with Julian is Greek. Julianne is a variant of Julia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Julianne is a feminine form of Julian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Julianne 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
Julianne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30,617
- 0 boys · 30,617 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 682 babies
- 2025
- 96
- #1,997 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 96 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,997 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 46.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 682 in 1989. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 27,295 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Julianne’s family of names
In English usage, Julianne has a diminutive in Jules. In French usage, Julianne is a feminine form of Julian. In German usage, Julianne has a related form in Julia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Julianne has relatives in 3 languages.
8 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
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 3
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 Julianne
- Julianne HoughAmerican dancer, choreographer, actress, singer, and songwriter (born 1988)
- Julianne NicholsonAmerican actressborn 1971
- Julianne McNamaraAmerican artistic gymnast and actress (born 1965)
- Julianne PhillipsAmerican model and actressborn 1960
- Julianne DalcantonAmerican astronomerborn 1968
- Julianne Buescheractor
- Julianne CôtéCanadian actressborn 1990
- Julianne SéguinCanadian figure skaterborn 1996
- Julianne TrevisolBrazilian actressborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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