Julian

Julian is a boy name of Latin origin, ranked #19 in popularity, meaning Youthful; devoted to Jupiter.

What Julian means

Youthful; devoted to Jupiter.

Julian sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Julian comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Julian is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Julian?

Julian is ranked #19, firmly inside the top twenty-five. It is familiar without being unavoidable: widely known, easy to spell, and still not on every register.

The character of Julian

Julian sits in our the long-established classics group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Classic

Names like Julian

These share Julian's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• August — Great, venerable, majestic.
• Julius — Youthful; downy-bearded.
• Roman — Citizen of Rome; strong.
• Augustine — Great and venerable.
• Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
• Benedict — Blessed.
• Cassian — Of Cassius; an old Roman name.
• Cassius — Hollow; (later) clever.
• Crispin — Curly-haired.
• Fabian — Bean grower.
• Francis — Free one; Frenchman.
• Gaius — To rejoice.

More Latin names

• Julia — Youthful.
• Julius — Youthful; downy-bearded.
• Ignatius — Fiery.
• June — Young; sacred to the goddess Juno.
• Horatio — Keeper of the hours.
• Junia — Born in June; youthful.
• Honor — Honesty and high respect.
• Juniper — The evergreen juniper; youth-giving.
• Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
• Juno — Queen of the heavens.