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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: falling

JulianIn Hebrew: ג׳וליאן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: ג'וּלְיָאן

Julian (Hebrew: ג׳וליאן) is a boy's name of international origin. 950 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 6 boys and ranked #809. Its peak year was 2018, with 31 babies.

People in Israel
950
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
6
rank #809
Peak year
2018
31 babies
USA, 2025
7,603
rank #25

Writing and saying Julian

In Hebrew letters the name is ג׳וליאן, read right to left. Julian is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Julian by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Julian: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Julian in English-speaking countries

Julian in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States20257,603#252017 (8,455)
United Kingdom2025167#3032017 (220)
England and Wales2025141#3142017 (198)
Scotland202523#1782025 (23)
Northern Ireland20253#3952013 (5)
Ireland202511#3362012 (29)
British Columbia202331#1122019 (48)
Alberta202528#1672013 (38)
Quebec202523#2312012 (52)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Julian has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Julian

How do you write Julian in Hebrew?

Julian is written ג׳וליאן in Hebrew (with vowel points: ג'וּלְיָאן). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Julian?

950 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ג׳וליאן: 89 women and 861 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

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

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 90.6% of the people named ג׳וליאן are men.

Is Julian used outside Israel?

The name Julian appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 7,603 boys were given it in 2025 (#25), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 167 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.