Julian
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin Iulianus, from Iulius. Ultimately from Latin Iūliānus.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Julian (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Julian has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 22 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 38 |
| 2003 | 40 |
| 2004 | 37 |
| 2005 | 45 |
| 2006 | 73 |
| 2007 | 78 |
| 2008 | 101 |
| 2009 | 99 |
| 2010 | 130 |
| 2011 | 118 |
| 2012 | 147 |
| 2013 | 158 |
| 2014 | 164 |
| 2015 | 210 |
| 2016 | 192 |
| 2017 | 190 |
| 2018 | 222 |
| 2019 | 198 |
| 2020 | 182 |
| 2021 | 239 |
| 2022 | 235 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 351 |
| 2000 | – | 368 |
| 2001 | – | 398 |
| 2002 | – | 435 |
| 2003 | – | 475 |
| 2004 | – | 514 |
| 2005 | – | 570 |
| 2006 | – | 652 |
| 2007 | – | 750 |
| 2008 | 10 | 869 |
| 2009 | 11 | 989 |
| 2010 | 12 | 1,128 |
| 2011 | 11 | 1,239 |
| 2012 | 11 | 1,413 |
| 2013 | 11 | 1,574 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1,750 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1,974 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2,183 |
| 2017 | 14 | 2,405 |
| 2018 | 15 | 2,652 |
| 2019 | 18 | 2,866 |
| 2020 | 17 | 3,060 |
Julian in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Julian.Hi! My name is Julian.
- Har du träffat Julian? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Julian? He started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Julian i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Julian this afternoon.
- Julians mamma är lärare.Julian's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Julians mamma is Julian's mum.
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How do you pronounce Julian in Swedish?
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What does the name Julian mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin Iulianus, from Iulius. Ultimately from Latin Iūliānus.
How popular is Julian in Sweden?
235 babies were named Julian in 2022. In 2020, 3,077 people in Sweden had Julian as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.