Julieta
Julieta was the 285th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,086 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 522 places. More babies were named Julieta in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Spanish form of Juliet (from Julia) · Latin, Italian, Spanish
Say it hoo-lee-ET-uh /huliˈɛtə/
- Rank in 2025
- #285 girls, up 331 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,086girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,086 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,689babies recorded
What does the name Julieta mean?
Julieta is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Juliet. Wiktionary derives Juliet from Italian Giulietta, a diminutive of Giulia, the feminine of the Roman family name Julius. DMNES calls Julius of uncertain origin and notes that the Romans linked it with a Greek word for a first downy beard, with little support. Shakespeare's Juliet made the diminutive famous.
Iulia (Latin, “feminine of Iulius”)
How sure is this? Well established. Julieta as a form of Juliet/Julia is clear; the meaning of Julius is uncertain.
Related names: Juliet, Julia, Julieta, Juliette.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Juliet', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Julia', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Julius', DMNES, Durham University
Nicknames for Julieta
The usual nicknames for Julieta are Juli. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Julieta in the last five years, 1 were named Juli, against 12 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juli · also for Juliana | Modern | #7,290 | 51 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Julietas go by each one.
Julieta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #285 | 1,086 |
| 2020 | #616 | 474 |
| 2010 | #1,059 | 234 |
| 2000 | #1,593 | 111 |
| 1990 | #2,137 | 61 |
| 1980 | #2,458 | 39 |
| 1970 | #2,670 | 27 |
| 1960 | #2,541 | 23 |
| 1950 | #3,549 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,851 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,154 | 16 |
| 1920 | #4,179 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Julieta, counting every spelling?
Julieta has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #300 for girls in 2025, against #285 on the official list, because Kali/Cali/Kaleah and Marley/Marlee/Marlie and Anaya/Anaiah/Anayah move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Julieta?
1,086 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Julieta (0.30 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Julieta 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 8 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Julieta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Julieta?
About 11,200 people born in the US named Julieta are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Julieta a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Julieta by state
How common Julieta was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.8×), California (2.7×), Arizona (2.4×), Nevada (1.9×), Oregon (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Louisiana, Ohio, Connecticut.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Julieta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Julieta, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Julieta · Sibling names for Julieta
Questions about the name Julieta
What does Julieta mean?
Julieta means “Spanish form of Juliet (from Julia)” (Latin, Italian, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Julieta?
Julieta was the 285th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,086 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 522 places. More babies were named Julieta in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Julieta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Julieta in the US.
Where is Julieta most popular?
In 2021–2025, Julieta was most common in Texas (1.34 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Arizona.