Julianne combines Julie and Anne in the French manner and ultimately goes back to the Roman family name Julius, usually explained as "youthful" or "downy-bearded", while Anne contributes "grace". The actress Julianne Moore is its best-known American bearer. In the United States Julianne ranked number 515 in 2000, stayed in the top 1000 until 2016 and has since slid to number 1997 in 2025.