Julienne
Julienne is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Julienne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Julienne is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Julienne
American parents first put Julienne on the record books as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 46 Juliennes were born — ranking #1,656 that year. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,766 among baby girl names with 13 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 3K Juliennes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Julienne
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About the name Julienne
Julienne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Julienne's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #1,656. Use the chart and map above to compare Julienne'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.