Meaning of the nameJulian

Unisex
Latin origin
Ju-li-an

Julian is a name of Latin origin, coming from Iulianus, derived from Iulius ('Júlio'), whose own origin is uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of Julian is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 7,633
Rank in Brazil: #2,036
Median age: 26 years
2010 Census: 7,180; people

Julian in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Julian, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (2,385 people).

764 women 6,869 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Julian is most common

States with the highest share of people named Julian in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,414	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	875	0.008%
Santa Catarina	760	0.010%
Paraná	547	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	513	0.003%
Minas Gerais	486	0.002%
Bahia	462	0.003%
Pará	377	0.005%
Amazonas	366	0.009%
Maranhão	185	0.003%
Espírito Santo	181	0.005%
Mato Grosso	174	0.005%
Pernambuco	165	0.002%
Ceará	150	0.002%
Goiás	141	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	137	0.005%
Paraíba	88	0.002%
Amapá	78	0.011%
Alagoas	75	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	74	0.002%
Rondônia	73	0.005%
Distrito Federal	72	0.003%
Roraima	64	0.010%
Piauí	53	0.002%
Sergipe	51	0.002%
Acre	40	0.005%
Tocantins	32	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Julian

Wiktionary and Behind the Name explain Julian as coming from the Roman name Iulianus, which Behind the Name links to the family name Iulius; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, in its entry for Juliano, analyzes Iulianus as Iulius plus the suffix -anus, 'relating to Júlio'. The origin of Iulius is uncertain: the dictionary tentatively proposes the Greek iolous, 'sparse beard'. In Portuguese, Wiktionary renders the name as Julião and Juliano. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,633 people named Julian, with a median age of 26; most were born between 1980 and 2009.

Sources

Wiktionary: Julian · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Julian · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juliano · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Julian

What does the name Julian mean?

The meaning of Julian is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Julian in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,633 people with the first name Julian, which ranks it number 2,036 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Julian a boy's or a girl's name?

Julian is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 764 women and 6,869 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Julian?

Julian is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Julian most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.010% of the state's population is named Julian (760 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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