Juliet
Juliet was the 274th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,136 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 228th with 1,397 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 34 places. More babies were named Juliet in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Juliette) little Julie (French) · French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #274 girls, up 32 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,136girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20161,397 babies
- Total since 1880
- 37,971babies recorded
What does the name Juliet mean?
Juliet is a spelling of Juliette, pronounced the same way, so it shares Juliette's meaning and origin.
Juliette is a French diminutive of Julie, the French form of Julia, as Wikipedia and Wiktionary note; English Juliet comes from the Italian Giulietta in the same way. Julia is the feminine of Julius, a Roman family name whose origin DMNES calls uncertain. Wiktionary notes that, after Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the name Juliet came to stand for a woman deeply in love. Julieta is the Spanish form.
Julie (French, “Julia”)Iūlia (Latin, “feminine of Iulius”)
How sure is this? Probable. A diminutive of Julia; the Roman family name Julius is of uncertain origin.
Related names: Juliet, Julia, Julie, Julieta, Giulietta.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wikipedia, 'Juliette', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Juliet', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Julius', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Juliet popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #274 | 1,136 |
| 2020 | #306 | 1,038 |
| 2010 | #286 | 1,142 |
| 2000 | #623 | 405 |
| 1990 | #1,123 | 156 |
| 1980 | #854 | 181 |
| 1970 | #505 | 393 |
| 1960 | #779 | 172 |
| 1950 | #920 | 94 |
| 1940 | #790 | 80 |
| 1930 | #1,046 | 50 |
| 1920 | #744 | 95 |
| 1910 | #884 | 24 |
| 1900 | #954 | 16 |
| 1890 | #706 | 15 |
| 1880 | #563 | 10 |
How popular is Juliet, counting every spelling?
Juliet is a spelling of Juliette, a name family that ranked #77 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #274 for Juliet on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,665 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juliette | 2,460 | #110 | 9,893 |
| Juliet | 1,136 | #274 | 5,475 |
| Juliett | 58 | #2,913 | 216 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Juliet?
1,136 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Juliet (0.32 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Juliet born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Juliet.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Juliet?
About 34,300 people born in the US named Juliet are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 29. That makes Juliet mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Juliet by state
How common Juliet was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (2.4×), Utah (1.9×), Connecticut (1.9×), Nevada (1.9×), New Jersey (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Juliet: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Juliet, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Juliet
What does Juliet mean?
Juliet is a spelling of Juliette, which means “little Julie (French)” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Juliet?
Juliet was the 274th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,136 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 228th with 1,397 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 34 places. More babies were named Juliet in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Juliet a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Juliet in the US.
Where is Juliet most popular?
In 2021–2025, Juliet was most common in Rhode Island (1.60 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Connecticut.