Meaning of the nameJulianna
- Female
- Latin origin
- Ju-li-an-na
Julianna is a spelling of the name Juliana, which means “feminine of Juliano, 'relating to Julius'; Julius perhaps comes from a Greek word for 'soft beard'”.
Meaning
“feminine of Juliano, 'relating to Julius'; Julius perhaps comes from a Greek word for 'soft beard'”
Meaning of the name Juliana, of which Julianna is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juliana · Behind the Name: Julius
- People (2022)
- 1,861
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,361
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,063
- people
Julianna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Julianna, 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 (568 people).
1,854 women 0 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 Julianna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Julianna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 399 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 306 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 120 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 101 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 95 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 87 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 79 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 79 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 65 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 31 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Julianna
The spelling with a doubled N, listed among the spelling variants of Juliana in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
About the name Juliana
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives Juliana as the feminine of Julianus, from Latin Iulianus, from Iulio plus the suffix -anus, and says Iulio probably comes from the Greek for 'sparse, shaggy, soft beard'. Behind the Name also points to the Greek origin as a possibility, and mentions the hypothesis of a link to Jupiter. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 538,991 people named Juliana, the largest group born in the 1980s. Wiktionary records Julyana as an alternative form used in Brazil.
Other spellings of Juliana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Juliana | 538,991 |
| Julianna | 1,861 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juliana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Juliana · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Julius · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Juliana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Julianna
What does the name Julianna mean?
Julianna means “feminine of Juliano, 'relating to Julius'; Julius perhaps comes from a Greek word for 'soft beard'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Juliana, of which Julianna is a spelling.
How many people are named Julianna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,861 people with the first name Julianna, which ranks it number 5,361 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Julianna a boy's or a girl's name?
Julianna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,854 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Julianna?
Julianna is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Julianna most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Julianna (399 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Julianna?
Juliana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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