Julianne
- Pronunciation
- [Ju-li-anne]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Youthful
- Origin
- English
About the Name Julianne
Julianne is an English feminine elaboration of Julian and ultimately of Julius, the ancient Roman family name most plausibly connected to the Greek ioulos ("downy-bearded," signifying youth) or to the Latin tradition of the Julian gens — giving Julianne the meaning "youthful" in popular interpretation. The double-n compound form, blending Julie or Julia with the suffix -anne, adds a French and English grace-note to the classic Roman root. It sits in the distinguished company of double-barreled feminine names — Marianne, Roseanne, Leanne — that have been fashionable in English and French naming for centuries.
Julianne first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 at its best rank of #515, making a confident debut. It held a presence through 2016, its last tracked top-1000 year, with 299 girls given the name at rank #920. Total top-1000 births across the seventeen-year run stand at 6,553 — a solid cumulative following. The name's gradual plateau through the 2010s mirrors the broader cooling of formal, multi-syllable feminine names as shorter names gained ground, but Julianne's 17-year top-1000 run is itself evidence of real staying power.
Julianne's four-syllable elegance gives it a formal beauty well suited to full names that can carry both a childhood nickname — Julie, Jules, Annie — and a professional presence. Variants include Juleen and Julienne, with Julienne carrying the specifically French culinary connotation that adds yet another cultural layer. For parents who love Julia or Juliet but want something that feels slightly more expansive and less common, Julianne is a graceful and historically grounded choice.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Julianne
US Popularity History (2000–2016)
Annual US births named Julianne by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2003 with 514 girls named Julianne (girl rank #544 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2016, ranked #920 for girls (299 US births). That's 376 places below its 2003 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 Julianne 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 Julianne the strongest states are Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | #675 | 40 |
| 2 | Virginia | #780 | 28 |
| 3 | Ohio | #996 | 27 |
| 4 | Texas | #1,164 | 74 |
| 5 | California | #1,381 | 84 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #1,381 | 84 |
| 2 | Texas | #1,164 | 74 |
| 3 | Ohio | #996 | 27 |
| 4 | Virginia | #780 | 28 |
| 5 | Louisiana | #675 | 40 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Julianne in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Julianne to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Julianne against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).