Given name
Yulian
“the child of love; one who is youthful”
Yulian is a variant of Yuliy. In Russian use, Yuliy carries the interpretation “the child of love; one who is youthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yulian is a variant of Yuliy. In Russian use, Yuliy carries the interpretation “the child of love; one who is youthful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Yulian connects to the Julius name family through Yuliy. A possible origin is Roman, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yulian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 641
- 641 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,125 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +69%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,125 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 68.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Florida and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,056 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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 25
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Yulian
- Yulian SemyonovSoviet writer (1931–1993)
- Julian MarchlewskiPolish politician, editor (1866-1925)
- Julian ScriabinRussian composer (1908–1919)
- Julian SochockiPolish-Russian mathematician1842–1927
- Julian OchorowiczPolish writer and academic (1850-1917)
- Julian KlaczkoPolish historian (1825-1906)
- Yulian RadulskiBulgarian chess player (1972–2013)
- Yulian ButsmaniukUkrainian and Canadian painter (1885-1967)
- Julian MichauxPolish fencer1868–1925
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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