Given name & surname
Julien
Julien is a form of Julian. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is vouthful Julien, Julira.uscant eni Jaun., ilano blyon,.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Julien is a form of Julian. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is vouthful Julien, Julira.uscant eni Jaun., ilano blyon,.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Julien is a form of Julian. An origin associated with Julian is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Julien through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,032
- 13,791 boys · 241 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 507 babies
- 2025
- 390
- #709 for boys · #9,755 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 380 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 709 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 500 in 2009. It also appeared in 10 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (53). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,296 as a first name in 2020; 5,810 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.
Julien’s family of names
In French usage, Julien has a diminutive in JUL. Julien shares a linguistic root with Julian. In French usage, Julien has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form JULIANO.
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Around the world
Julien has relatives in 14 languages.
12 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
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.
People named Julien
- Julien Offray de La MettrieFrench physician and philosopher (1709–1751)
- Julien GreenAmerican author (1900–1998)
- Julien GracqFrench writer (1910-2007)
- Julien AlfredSaint Lucian sprinter (born 2001)
- Julien DuvivierFrench film director (1896–1967)
- Julien BendaFrench essayist and philosopher (1867-1956)
- Julien FaubertFrench footballer (born 1983)
- Julien EscudéFrench footballer (born 1979)
- Julien BenneteauFrench tennis playerborn 1981
Characters named Julien: Julien Sorel (protagonist in Stendhal's "The Red and the Black").
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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