Julianna
- Pronunciation
- [Ju-li-a-nna]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Youthful
- Origin
- Hebrew
About the Name Julianna
Julianna is the alternate American spelling of Juliana (see separate entry on Juliana for the Latin Juliana etymology — the Roman family name Julius family in feminine form). The double-N spelling Julianna emerged in 20th-century American naming and is tracked separately by SSA from the more traditional Juliana.
The two spellings are essentially the same name. The Julianna spelling specifically appeals to parents seeking a more visually distinctive form than the simpler Juliana. Both forms have been used continuously in American naming for several decades.
Julianna's American climb is part of the broader 21st-century resurgence in long-form Latinate girls' names. The name climbed from outside the US top 500 in 2000 to the US top 200 girls' rank by 2014 and the top 200 since. Notable bearers include American actress Julianna Margulies (born 1966, the iconic American actress whose career through ER 1994–1999 and The Good Wife 2009–2016 made her one of the most-recognized American TV actresses) and contemporary American actress and singer Julianna Rose Mauriello. The name's appeal is the same as Juliana's underlying — Latin classical pedigree, four flowing syllables, and the popular -anna ending family — combined with the slightly more visually distinctive double-N spelling. Common nicknames Julie, Jules, Anna (back-end shortening), and the rare Yana each carry distinct registers; international forms include the original Latin Iuliana and the broader Julian/Juliana family.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Julianna
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Julianna by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2006 with 1,814 girls named Julianna (girl rank #194 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #398 for girls (779 US births). That's 204 places below its 2006 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Julianna Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Julianna the strongest states are Rhode Island, New Jersey, New Hampshire.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | #100 | 67 |
| 2 | New Jersey | #143 | 528 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | #147 | 32 |
| 4 | Delaware | #153 | 40 |
| 5 | Maine | #166 | 24 |
| 6 | Alaska | #180 | 15 |
| 7 | California | #185 | 1,780 |
| 8 | Connecticut | #187 | 179 |
| 9 | New York | #195 | 857 |
| 10 | Hawaii | #200 | 22 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Julianna in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Julianna to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Julianna against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).