Julien: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Julien year by year

Julien climbs 11 places from 2024 (ranked 115th then). Since 2020 (66 babies), the number of babies has risen by 2%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	104th	67
2024	115th	58
2023	120th	56
2022	104th	69
2021	97th	78
2020	115th	66

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Julien since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Julien appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 1990, with 534 babies. The strongest decade is the 1990s (3,632 babies). Since 1980, about 10,679 children in Québec have been named Julien.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Julien in Québec in 2025?

67 boys were named Julien in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 104th rank among boy names.

Is Julien a popular name in Québec?

Julien ranks 104th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Julien given most often?

In 1990, with 534 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Julien a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Julien only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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