Julen

Boy · Latin, through Basque

Julen

Say it: YOO-len

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Meaning

Basque form of Julian, from Latin Iulianus.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

222 babies given this name since 1997
At its height in 2019, about 1 in 59,500 boys
21 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

The family of the name

Spanish	Julián

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ÍñigoBoyFrom medieval Basque Enneco, of uncertain meaning; it was later identified with Ignatius after Íñigo López de Loyola…Early Medieval

AsierBoyA 20th-century Basque name; the often-given meaning 'beginning' (from hasiera) is a popular explanation that is not…Modern

AitorBoyInvented by the writer Joseph-Augustin Chaho for his 1845 legend of Aitor, mythical patriarch of the Basques,…Modern

XabierBoyFrom the castle of Xavier in Navarre, birthplace of Saint Francis Xavier; from Basque etxe berri 'new house'.Renaissance

UnaiBoyBasque unai 'cowherd, herdsman', used as a given name since the 20th century.Modern

JulianGirl or boyFrom Latin Julianus, from the Roman family name Julius, whose meaning is uncertain.Middle Ages · peak 2019

JulianaGirlFeminine of Julianus, derived from Julius.Rome · peak 2012

Where this comes from

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United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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