Name profile

Juliana

Feminine form of Iulianus.

PronunciationSpanish /xu.ˈlja.na/; European Portuguese /ʒu.ˈljɐ.nɐ/; Brazilian Portuguese /ʒu.ˈljɐ̃.nɐ/; English /ˌd͡ʒu.li.ˈæn.ə/; English /ˌd͡ʒu.li.ˈɑːn.ə/; German /ju.li.ˈaː.na/; Dutch /ˌjy.li.ˈaː.naː/; Slovak /ˈju.li.a.na/
Usage languagesAncient Roman, Dutch, English, German, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish
US rank (2025)#256

Meaning and history

Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian). The name was borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from Nicomedia, as well as by the Blessed Juliana of Norwich, also called Julian, a 14th-century mystic and author. It was also the name of a 20th-century queen of the Netherlands, and in England this form has been in use since the 18th century alongside the older form Gillian.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 2,184 births, rank #162
2007: 2,224 births, rank #162
2008: 2,150 births, rank #157
2009: 2,075 births, rank #151
2010: 2,128 births, rank #146
20112011: 2,130 births, rank #147
2012: 2,219 births, rank #147
2013: 2,097 births, rank #150
2014: 2,062 births, rank #159
2015: 1,905 births, rank #168
20162016: 1,952 births, rank #163
2017: 2,003 births, rank #147
2018: 1,853 births, rank #152
2019: 1,654 births, rank #175
2020: 1,524 births, rank #189
20212021: 1,434 births, rank #209
2022: 1,364 births, rank #219
2023: 1,244 births, rank #251
2024: 1,270 births, rank #251
20252025: 1,203 births, rank #256

Juliana moved from #252 to #256 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2007, with 2,224 births.