Julianna

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A few things about Julianna you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Julianna

Julianna Margulies

American actress (born 1966)

Choose Julianna and your child shares a first name with Julianna Margulies, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Julianna, like who?” Julianna Margulies's Wikipedia article is available in 44 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,063 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Julianna, 779 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Julianna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJulianna first shows up in US birth records in 1900, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 125 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2010, when it reached #176.
• 🍂TrendJulianna has slipped 128 places over the last five years and now sits at #398. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJulianna is most popular in Hawaii, where it ranks #168, followed by Montana (#208) and New Jersey (#221). It's in the top 1,000 in 30 states.
• 💬MeaningJulianna is a Latin form of Juliana, which means “of the Julius family”.

About the name Julianna

Julianna is a girl name meaning “of the Julius family”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-nna”. US birth records list Julianna for girls from 1900 to 2025, in 121 of those 126 years. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked #176 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #398, with 779 babies.