Julyana
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "youthful, downy".
Name Census estimates that about 255 living Americans carry the first name Julyana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Julyana today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Julyana births was 2001 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Julyana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
255
~ 1 in 1,344,135 Americans
Peak year
2001
21 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2023 SSA rank
#14,220
Tracked since 1986
Census
Julyana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 270 people with the first name Julyana, which placed it at #31,633 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,633
National first-name rank
People counted
270
270 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
70.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Julyana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Julyana is Hispanic at 70.7%. The next largest groups are White (17.0%) and Black (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Julyana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Julyana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino70.7% · 191
- White17.0% · 46
- Black or African American5.9% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.2% · 14
- Two or more races1.1% · 3
Popularity
Julyana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Julyana from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 142 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Julyana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Julyana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Julyanas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Julyana
The given name Julyana is a feminine form derived from the Latin name Julia, which can be traced back to the ancient Roman family name Julius. The name Julia was derived from the word "ioulos" meaning "downy-bearded" or "youth". Julyana is a variant spelling of the name with the addition of the "ana" suffix, which is of Greek origin and means "grace" or "favor".
The name Julia has a rich history and was borne by several prominent women in ancient Rome. One of the earliest notable bearers was Julia, the daughter of the Roman emperor Augustus, who lived from 39 BC to 14 AD. Another famous Julia was Julia Domna, the wife of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus, who reigned from 193 to 211 AD.
In the early Christian era, the name Julyana gained popularity as a variant form of Julia. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Julyana was Saint Julyana of Nicomedia, a 4th-century Christian martyr who was executed during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Maximian.
During the Middle Ages, the name Julyana was used across Europe, particularly in England and France. One notable bearer was Julyana Berners, an English writer and prioress who lived in the 15th century and is best known for her work "The Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle", one of the earliest English books on fishing.
In the Renaissance period, the name Julyana was popular among the nobility and upper classes. One famous bearer was Julyana of Aragon, a 16th-century Spanish noblewoman who was the daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile.
Another notable figure was Julyana Gonzaga, an Italian Renaissance noblewoman who lived from 1492 to 1566 and was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of the humanist movement.
Julyana was also a popular name in the 17th and 18th centuries, with several bearers of note. One was Julyana of Hesse-Rotenburg, a 17th-century German princess who was known for her charitable works and her support of the Protestant Reformation.
Overall, the name Julyana has a rich and diverse history, with bearers from various cultures and time periods, ranging from ancient Roman nobility to Christian martyrs, Renaissance patrons of the arts, and European royalty.
People
Julyana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Julyana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Julyana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Julyana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 255 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Julyana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,344,135 US residents.
Is Julyana a common name?
We classify Julyana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 259 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Julyana most popular?
The single biggest year for Julyana was 2001, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Julyana is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Julyana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 270 people with the name Julyana, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,633 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Julyana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Julyana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Julyana appears almost entirely female. Of the 271 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Julyana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Julyana is Hispanic at 70.7%. The next largest groups are White (17.0%) and Black (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Julyana most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Julyana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.7% (191 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Julyana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Julyana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Julyana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Julyana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Julyana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Julyana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Julyana as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.