Julietta
Julietta was the 819th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 332 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 869 places. More babies were named Julietta in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Latin, Italian
Say it joo-lee-ET-uh /ˌdʒuliˈɛtə/
- Rank in 2025
- #819 girls, up 871 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 332girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025332 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,931babies recorded
What does the name Julietta mean?
Julietta is a longer form of Juliet, in the style of Italian Giulietta, the diminutive of Giulia (Julia). Wiktionary records Julietta as a female given name, and Wikipedia lists Saint Julietta, a martyr who died in 304. Julia is the feminine of the Roman family name Julius, which DMNES says is of uncertain origin, so no single meaning is given.
Iūlia (Latin, “feminine of the family name Iulius”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Julietta is a form of Juliet/Julia; the meaning of the Roman name Julius is uncertain.
Related names: Juliet, Juliette, Julia, Giulietta.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Julietta', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Juliet', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Julia', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wikipedia, 'Julietta', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Nicknames for Julietta
The usual nicknames for Julietta are Jules, Julie and Etta. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Julietta in the last five years, 181 were named Julie, against 4590 twenty years earlier. Etta is also gaining on the full name.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jules · also for Julian, Julia, Juliette | Modern | #2,131 | 429 |
| Julie · also for Julia, Juliette, Juliana | Traditional | #873 | 1,945 |
| Etta · also for Loretta, Henrietta, Rosetta | Traditional | #930 | 1,372 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Juliettas go by each one.
Julietta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #819 | 332 |
| 2020 | #1,690 | 121 |
| 2010 | #3,439 | 47 |
| 2000 | #4,235 | 29 |
| 1990 | #7,553 | 11 |
| 1980 | #11,083 | 5 |
| 1970 | #6,632 | 7 |
| 1960 | #4,033 | 11 |
| 1950 | #4,997 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,893 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Julietta, counting every spelling?
Julietta has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #816 for girls in 2025, against #819 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Julietta?
332 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Julietta (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Julietta 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 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Julietta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Julietta?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Julietta are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 16. That makes Julietta 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.
Julietta by state
How common Julietta was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (3.3×), Texas (2.5×), California (2.3×), Illinois (1.8×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Julietta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Julietta, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Julietta · Sibling names for Julietta
Questions about the name Julietta
What does Julietta mean?
The origin of Julietta is uncertain: Julietta is a form of Juliet/Julia; the meaning of the Roman name Julius is uncertain.
How popular is the name Julietta?
Julietta was the 819th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 332 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 869 places. More babies were named Julietta in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Julietta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Julietta in the US.
Where is Julietta most popular?
In 2021–2025, Julietta was most common in Arizona (0.43 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.