Find out how popular the first name Yulian has been for the last 28 years (from 1996 to 2023) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Yulian by gender

Based on the last 28 years of data, Yulian is exclusively a male name.

For the most recent data in 2023, there were 51 male babies and 0 female babies born with the name Yulian.

The history of the first name Yulian

The name Yulian is derived from the Latin name Iulianus, which is the masculine form of the name Iulia. The name Iulia was a Roman family name derived from the ancient Roman gens (clan) Iulia. The Julii were a prestigious patrician family of Ancient Rome, claiming descent from the mythological figure Iulus, the son of Aeneas from Greek mythology.

The name Iulianus was first recorded in the 1st century AD and was borne by several notable historical figures, including the Roman Emperor Didius Julianus, who ruled for a brief period in 193 AD. Another famous bearer of the name was Flavius Claudius Julianus, known as Julian the Apostate, who reigned as the Roman Emperor from 361 to 363 AD and unsuccessfully attempted to revive traditional Roman religious practices.

During the Middle Ages, the name Yulian appeared in various Slavic languages, such as Russian and Bulgarian, as a derivative of the Latin Iulianus. It was also prevalent in the Byzantine Empire, where it was borne by several historical figures, including the 6th-century Byzantine historian Yulian the Astronomer.

In the Iberian Peninsula, the name Yulian was used as a variant of the Spanish name Julián, derived from the same Latin root. One notable bearer of this name was Yulian Gayarre (1844-1890), a Spanish operatic tenor renowned for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Donizetti.

In the Slavic world, some notable bearers of the name Yulian include Yulian Semyonov (1831-1892), a Russian writer and ethnographer, and Yulian Tuwim (1894-1953), a Polish poet and writer considered one of the most influential figures in Polish literature of the 20th century.

Another notable figure with this name was Yulian Kulski (1892-1942), a Polish military officer and diplomat who served as the Polish ambassador to Nazi Germany from 1939 to 1941, witnessing firsthand the events leading up to and during World War II.

Data source

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