Julianne
Julianne was the 1997th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 364th; the most babies were born in 1989 (682). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,101 places. More babies were named Julianne in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Juliana · English, French, Latin
Say it joo-lee-AN /ˌdʒuliˈæn/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,997 girls, down 560 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 96girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1989682 babies
- Total since 1880
- 30,617babies recorded
What does the name Julianne mean?
Julianne is a 19th- and 20th-century variant of Juliana, probably shaped by the French Julienne, and often understood as Julia plus Anne. Juliana is the feminine of Julian, "of Julius"; the Roman family name Julius is of uncertain origin. DMNES notes that Juliana was far more common than Julian in medieval England. Julianne was most popular in the US in the 1980s and 1990s.
Iuliana (Latin, “feminine of Julianus, "of Julius"”)
How sure is this? Well established. Julius, at the root, is of uncertain meaning.
Related names: Juliana, Julia, Julianna, Jillian, Julie.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Julianne', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Juliana', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Julianne', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Julianne
The usual nicknames for Julianne are Julie and Jules. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Julianne in the last five years, 347 were named Julie, against 300 twenty years earlier. Jules is also gaining on the full name.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie · also for Julietta, Julia, Juliette | Traditional | #873 | 1,945 |
| Jules · also for Julietta, Julian, Julia | Modern | #2,131 | 429 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Juliannes go by each one.
Julianne popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,997 | 96 |
| 2020 | #1,437 | 152 |
| 2010 | #762 | 359 |
| 2000 | #515 | 512 |
| 1990 | #445 | 557 |
| 1980 | #667 | 265 |
| 1970 | #482 | 416 |
| 1960 | #536 | 324 |
| 1950 | #536 | 242 |
| 1940 | #610 | 132 |
| 1930 | #900 | 65 |
| 1920 | #2,215 | 17 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Julianne, counting every spelling?
Julianne is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,632 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,997 for Julianne on its own. Together these spellings went to 111 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julianne | 96 | #1,997 | 560 |
| Juliann | 9 | #10,475 | 60 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Julianne?
96 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Julianne (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Julianne born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 87 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Julianne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Julianne?
About 27,200 people born in the US named Julianne are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 24 and 57. That makes Julianne mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Julianne by state
How common Julianne was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Julianne: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Julianne, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Julianne · Sibling names for Julianne
Questions about the name Julianne
What does Julianne mean?
Julianne means “variant of Juliana” (English, French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Julianne?
Julianne was the 1997th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 364th; the most babies were born in 1989 (682). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,101 places. More babies were named Julianne in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Julianne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Julianne in the US.
Where is Julianne most popular?
In 2021–2025, Julianne was most common in Texas (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.