Juliette
Juliette was the 110th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,460 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 117 places. More babies were named Juliette in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning little Julie (French) · French, Latin
Say it joo-lee-ET /ˌdʒuliˈɛt/
- Rank in 2025
- #110 girls, up 70 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,460girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20252,460 babies
- Total since 1880
- 40,986babies recorded
What does the name Juliette mean?
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
Nicknames for Juliette
The usual nicknames for Juliette are Jules and Julie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Juliette in the last five years, 20 were named Julie, against 319 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jules · also for Julietta, Julian, Julia | Modern | #2,131 | 429 |
| Julie · also for Julietta, Julia, Juliana | Traditional | #873 | 1,945 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Juliettes go by each one.
Juliette popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2017.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #110 | 2,460 |
| 2020 | #180 | 1,594 |
| 2010 | #371 | 862 |
| 2000 | #657 | 373 |
| 1990 | #1,392 | 114 |
| 1980 | #1,210 | 109 |
| 1970 | #782 | 181 |
| 1960 | #981 | 119 |
| 1950 | #903 | 97 |
| 1940 | #736 | 89 |
| 1930 | #727 | 93 |
| 1920 | #513 | 185 |
| 1910 | #606 | 48 |
| 1900 | #846 | 20 |
| 1890 | #746 | 14 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Juliette, counting every spelling?
Juliette is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #77 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #110 for Juliette 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 Juliette?
2,460 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Juliette (0.68 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Juliette 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 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Juliette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Juliette?
About 35,900 people born in the US named Juliette are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 21. That makes Juliette 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.
Juliette by state
How common Juliette was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (3.2×), District of Columbia (2.2×), Delaware (2.2×), New Jersey (2.1×), New Hampshire (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Montana, West Virginia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Juliette: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Juliette, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Juliette · Sibling names for Juliette
Questions about the name Juliette
What does Juliette mean?
Juliette means “little Julie (French)” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Juliette?
Juliette was the 110th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,460 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 117 places. More babies were named Juliette in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Juliette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Juliette in the US.
Where is Juliette most popular?
In 2021–2025, Juliette was most common in Rhode Island (3.91 per 1,000 girls), followed by District of Columbia and Delaware.