Juliani
A feminine given name derived from the Latin name Julianus, meaning "of or belonging to the Julian family".
Name Census estimates that about 228 living Americans carry the first name Juliani. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 73.9% of registrations being female. The average person named Juliani today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Juliani births was 2011 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Juliani. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
228
~ 1 in 1,503,309 Americans
Peak year
2011
24 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2021 SSA rank
#10,226
Tracked since 2001
Census
Juliani in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 279 people with the first name Juliani, which placed it at #30,942 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,942
National first-name rank
People counted
279
279 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
76.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Juliani
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Juliani is Hispanic at 76.0%. The next largest groups are White (7.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Juliani described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Juliani at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino76.0% · 212
- White7.5% · 21
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.5% · 21
- Black or African American6.1% · 17
- Two or more races2.5% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Juliani
Juliani is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 230 total registrations, 60 (26.1%) were male and 170 (73.9%) were female.
Juliani as a male name
- Ranked #10,226 in 2021
- 7 male births in 2021
- Peak: 2011 (19 births)
Juliani as a female name
- Ranked #10,617 in 2024
- 9 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2010 (14 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Juliani on both sides of the split. Of the 273 people counted with this name, 92 were male (33.7%) and 181 were female (66.3%).
Popularity
Juliani: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Juliani from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 117 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Juliani remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Juliani by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Juliani during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Julianis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Juliani
The name Juliani is a variant of the Roman name Julianus, which is derived from the ancient Roman family name Julius. The name Julius is thought to be of Latin origin, potentially stemming from the word "ioulos," meaning "downy-bearded." Alternatively, some scholars believe it may be connected to the ancient Greek word "ioulos," meaning "young and tender."
The name Julianus was first recorded in ancient Roman times and was borne by several notable historical figures. One of the most famous was Didius Julianus, who briefly reigned as Roman Emperor in 193 AD after purchasing the imperial throne at auction. Another prominent bearer of the name was Julian the Apostate (331–363 AD), a Roman emperor who unsuccessfully attempted to restore pagan religious practices in the empire.
In the early Christian era, the name Juliani emerged as a feminine form of Julianus. It appeared in various medieval texts and records, though its usage was relatively rare compared to other names of the time. One notable bearer was Juliani of Norwich (1342–1416), an English mystic and author who wrote the influential spiritual work "Revelations of Divine Love."
During the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the name Juliani saw occasional use among the nobility and upper classes in various European countries. In Italy, for instance, it was borne by Juliani Cornaro (1598–1667), a Venetian noblewoman and patron of the arts. In France, Juliani Ferrand (1620–1672) was a prominent Catholic theologian and philosopher.
As the name spread across Europe, variations and alternative spellings emerged, such as Giuliani in Italian and Juliány in Hungarian. One notable bearer of the latter form was Juliány Vécsei (1826–1891), a Hungarian politician and military leader who played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
Despite its historical roots, the name Juliani has remained relatively uncommon throughout much of modern history. However, it has been borne by a few notable individuals, such as Juliani Kartunnen (1914–1995), a Finnish linguist and computer scientist, and Juliani Horatxefsqui (1934–2018), a Spanish painter and sculptor.
People
Juliani + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Juliani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Juliani: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Juliani?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 228 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Juliani going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,503,309 US residents.
Is Juliani a common name?
We classify Juliani as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 230 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Juliani most popular?
The single biggest year for Juliani was 2011, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Juliani is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Juliani in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 279 people with the name Juliani, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,942 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Juliani in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Juliani?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Juliani on both sides of the split. Of the 273 people counted with this name, 92 were male (33.7%) and 181 were female (66.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Juliani?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Juliani is Hispanic at 76.0%. The next largest groups are White (7.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Juliani most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Juliani in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.0% (212 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Juliani in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Juliani a female name?
Yes, 73.9% of people registered as Juliani in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Juliani still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Juliani in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Juliani can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Juliani?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.