Juliet

Girl name

Juliet has been given to 37,971 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #274 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt/

Borrowed from Italian Giulietta, diminutive of Giulia, from Latin Iūlia, feminine of Iūlius, a Roman family name. Cognate with French Juliette.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

37,971

Peak year

2016 (1,402 babies)

Rank in 2025

#274 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -16%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Juliet Landau

American actress

Juliet Mills

British actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Juliet.

38,163 babies since 1975

36,723 babies since 1880

39,669 babies since 1966

36,265 babies since 1915

35,594 babies since 1945

35,576 babies since 1986

35,016 babies since 1979

35,007 babies since 1880

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