Where does the name Juliet come from?

Juliet is a girl name of Italian origin.

Is Juliet a boy or a girl name?

Juliet is overwhelmingly a girl name in the United States. Of the 35,708 U.S. babies recorded with this name, more than 99% are girls.

How popular is the name Juliet in 2023?

Juliet ranks #293 for girls in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2016 with 1,397 babies.

How do you pronounce Juliet?

Juliet is pronounced JOO-lee-et (3 syllables).

What are common spellings of Juliet?

Juliet is also written as Juliette, Giulietta, Julieta.

A name from Italian · Girl

Juliet

An English form of Italian Giulietta, the diminutive of Giulia (Latin Iulia). Inseparable in English imagination from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

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Popularity over time

A 143-year arc in numbers.

35,708 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Popularity · 1880–2023

1,063 births in 2023

1880 1951 2023

Babies named per year Peak year Most recent

Meaning

A name that means something.

JAn English form of Italian Giulietta, the diminutive of Giulia (Latin Iulia). Inseparable in English imagination from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Variants & spellings

3 ways to spell "Juliet".

Each transliteration carries a slightly different cultural fingerprint.

Juliette Most common Giulietta Julieta

Quick answers

People often ask about Juliet.

What does the name Juliet mean?: Juliet means an English form of Italian Giulietta, the diminutive of Giulia (Latin Iulia). Inseparable in English imagination from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Where does the name Juliet come from?: Juliet is a girl name of Italian origin.
Is Juliet a boy or a girl name?: Juliet is overwhelmingly a girl name in the United States. Of the 35,708 U.S. babies recorded with this name, more than 99% are girls.
How popular is the name Juliet in 2023?: Juliet ranks #293 for girls in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2016 with 1,397 babies.
How do you pronounce Juliet?: Juliet is pronounced JOO-lee-et (3 syllables).
What are common spellings of Juliet?: Juliet is also written as Juliette, Giulietta, Julieta.

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