Juliana
Juliana is a feminine given name which is the feminine version of the Roman name Julianus. Juliana or Giuliana was the name of a number of early saints, notably Saint Julian the Hospitaller, which ensured the name's continued popularity in the medieval period.
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- Portuguese
- English
- German
Meaning & Origin of Juliana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Juliana is a feminine given name which is the feminine version of the Roman name Julianus. Juliana or Giuliana was the name of a number of early saints, notably Saint Julian the Hospitaller, which ensured the name's continued popularity in the medieval period.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- English
- German
- Dutch
- Slovak
- Ancient Roman
- Latvian
The Story of Juliana
The earliest SSA record of Juliana as a baby girl name dates back to 1881, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 2,224 newborns named Juliana — #162 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Julianas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #273 among baby girl names with 1,181 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 69K Julianas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Juliana
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About the name Juliana
Juliana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 69K births in the dataset. Juliana's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #146. Use the chart and map above to compare Juliana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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