Fun Facts About the Name Julion
- 401 babies named Julion: U.S. records list 401 babies given the name Julion from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Julion Mean?
Julion is built on the Latin root Iulius, the family name (nomen) of the Roman gens Julia, the clan of Gaius Julius Caesar. The meaning of that root is not settled. Ancient writers gave two competing explanations: one derives Iulius from the Greek ioulos, meaning "downy-bearded" or the first growth of a young man's beard, and another connects it to Iovis, the Latin name of the god Jupiter. Neither derivation is firmly proven, so the safest statement is that the meaning is uncertain. Because Julion is a later form built on this root, its sense is inherited rather than independently defined; the customary reading is "downy-bearded," but this is a traditional interpretation, not a certain translation. Julion closely resembles the French Julien and the English Julian, both of which also descend from Iulius.
Julion Name History & Origins
The Latin Iulius produced the derivative Iulianus, which passed into later European languages as English Julian, French Julien, Italian Giuliano, and Spanish Julián. Julion does not belong to the classical Roman naming system and is not the standard form in any of those languages; it is an uncommon given name whose -on ending sets it apart from Julian and Julien. Whether it developed as a respelling of Julien or Julian, or as a separate formation on the same root, is not documented. Its history is therefore thin, and no specific region, period, or event can be tied to its emergence with confidence.
How Popular is the Name Julion?
Julion has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #2,648 in 1913.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,167 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,330 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #13,144 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #13,253 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #6,883 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,786 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #5,676 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #8,477 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #6,180 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #6,517 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #6,132 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #7,835 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #6,431 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #7,832 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #4,740 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #8,447 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,456 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #4,815 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #8,556 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #12,985 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #8,694 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #8,518 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #5,716 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #6,305 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,201 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #7,812 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,808 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #9,035 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #6,358 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #9,753 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #9,555 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #9,095 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,183 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #5,385 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,737 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,338 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,483 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #3,245 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #3,956 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #3,031 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #4,548 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,075 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,666 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #3,937 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1913 | #2,648 | 6 | 0.0012% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Julion Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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