The first name Juliet
A girl’s name from Latin.
Pronounced /ˌd͡ʒuliˈɛt/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Borrowed from Italian Giulietta, diminutive of Giulia, from Latin Iūlia, feminine of Iūlius, a Roman family name. Cognate with French Juliette.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 57 girls were named Juliet, making it the 661st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 89 births (#487).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Juliet with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Juliet at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,136 girls born in the United States were named Juliet, the 274th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 1,397 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Juliet in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Juliett
Famous people named Juliet
22 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Juliet MillsBritish actress, born 1941
- Juliet LandauAmerican actress, born 1965
- Juliet StevensonEnglish actor (born 1956)
- Juliet BertoActress, film director (1947–1990)
- Juliet RylanceBritish actress, born 1979
- Juliet AndersonAmerican pornographic actress and director, 1938–2010
- Juliet MitchellFeminist psychologist, born 1940
- Juliet ProwseDancer, actress (1936–1996)
- Juliet AubreyActress, born 1966
- Juliet HaslamField hockey player, born 1969
- Juliet SimmsAmerican singer-songwriter, born 1986
- Juliet CowanBritish actress, born 1974
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Questions
- What does the name Juliet mean?
- Borrowed from Italian Giulietta, diminutive of Giulia, from Latin Iūlia, feminine of Iūlius, a Roman family name. Cognate with French Juliette.
- What is the origin of the name Juliet?
- Borrowed from Italian Giulietta, diminutive of Giulia, from Latin Iūlia, feminine of Iūlius, a Roman family name. Cognate with French Juliette.
- How popular is the name Juliet?
- In 2025, 57 girls born in England and Wales were named Juliet, ranking 661st. Its peak was 2015, with 89 births.
- Is Juliet a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 37,971 US babies named Juliet since 1880 were girls.
- When was Juliet most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 1,397 babies were named Juliet, its highest rank at 228th.
- How do you pronounce Juliet?
- Juliet is /ˌd͡ʒuliˈɛt/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Juliet?
- Juliett.