Yulianna
Feminine form of the Greek name Iulius, meaning "youthful" or "downy-bearded".
Name Census estimates that about 1,356 living Americans carry the first name Yulianna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yulianna today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yulianna births was 2007 (80 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yulianna. 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.
Key insights
- • Yulianna is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 252,769 Americans
Peak year
2007
80 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,540
Tracked since 1989
Popularity
Yulianna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yulianna 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 591 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
Yulianna 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 Yulianna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yuliannas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Yulianna, while Washington, New York, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 115 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yulianna
Yulianna is a feminine given name with origins tracing back to ancient Rome and Greece. The name is derived from the Latin name Iulia, which itself has roots in the Greek word ??????? (ioulos), meaning "downy-bearded" or "young and soft". This Greek word is linked to the name of the Roman gens Iulia, one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome.
In ancient times, the name Iulia was borne by several notable Roman women, including Iulia Caesaris, the only daughter of the Roman dictator Julius Caesar. Another famous bearer was Iulia Soaemias, the mother of the Roman emperor Elagabalus, who ruled from 218 to 222 AD.
The name Yulianna emerged as a Christianized form of Iulia, with the addition of the suffix "-anna" derived from the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "grace" or "favor". This variant became popular among Eastern Orthodox Christians, particularly in Russia and other Slavic countries.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Yulianna dates back to the 4th century AD, when Saint Yulianna of Nicomedia, a Christian martyr from Bithynia (modern-day Turkey), lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Maximian.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Yulianna. These include Yulianna of Lazarevo (1548-1604), a Russian noblewoman and a descendant of Ivan the Terrible; Yulianna Karaulova (1778-1846), a Russian translator and writer; and Yulianna Yakovleva (1898-1973), a Soviet actress and theater director.
Another famous bearer was Princess Yulianna of the Netherlands (1909-2004), the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik. She served as a regent for her daughter, Queen Beatrix, during her illness in 1965.
Yulianna Berezikova (1911-2001) was a Soviet and Russian actress who appeared in numerous films and television productions, and Yulianna Semyonova (1938-2018) was a prominent Russian ballet dancer and teacher who performed with the Bolshoi Ballet for over 30 years.
People
Yulianna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yulianna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yulianna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yulianna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,356 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yulianna 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 252,769 US residents.
Is Yulianna a common name?
We classify Yulianna as "Rare". It ranks above 91.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,372 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yulianna most popular?
The single biggest year for Yulianna was 2007, when 80 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yulianna is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Yulianna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yulianna 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.
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.