Juliet
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About Juliet
One of the most romantic names, the lovely and stylish Juliet seems finally to have shaken off her limiting link to Romeo. In Shakespeare's play, it was Juliet who said "What's in a name?"
Juliet originated in the Middle Ages as a diminutive form of Julian, then a predominantly female name. It ultimately derives from Julius, a Roman family name. Its origin is shrouded in history, but possible roots include Latin iuvenis, meaning "youthfu"; Greek ioulos, meaning "downy-bearded"; or Jovis, a form of Jupiter, which means "sky father".
French version Juliette, pronounced the same by most English speakers though the French emphasize the last syllable, was more popular than Juliet for the first time in 2015. Both names have taken over for Jennifer and Jessica as fashionable girls' names starting with J.
Juliet Burke was a character on Lost and Juliet Sharp on Gossip Girl. Juliet Low was the founder of the American Girl Scouts.
Other ideas to consider: the original Julia, still lovely; Juliana; or even Jules.
Pronounced JU-lee-et; JU-lee-ay.
As of October 2026, Juliet ranked #274 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #228 in 2016, Nameberry popularity #141.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #259 | 1,268 | 709.8 |
| 2015 | #240 | 1,357 | 760.2 |
| 2016 | #228 | 1,397 | 788.4 |
| 2017 | #228 | 1,380 | 799.3 |
| 2018 | #243 | 1,347 | 791.9 |
| 2019 | #269 | 1,231 | 733.5 |
| 2020 | #306 | 1,037 | 641.5 |
| 2021 | #295 | 1,078 | 657 |
| 2022 | #293 | 1,075 | 655.4 |
| 2023 | #292 | 1,063 | 662.5 |
| 2024 | #283 | 1,116 | 688.8 |
| 2025 | #274 | 1,136 | 706.8 |
World rankings
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Juliet on lists
Famous Juliets
- Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson
English actress
- Juliet Cassidy
daughter of American actor/producer Shaun Cassidy
- Juliet Grey
American novelist
- Juliet AnnMarie Huddy
American TV journalist
- Juliet Rose Landau
American actress
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American water polo player
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South African dancer
- Juliet Nicole Simms
American singer,songwriter
- Juliet Turner
Irish singer,songwriter
- Juliet Ingleby
Dutch model
- Juliet Doherty
American ballerina, model, and actress
- Juliet May
British TV director
- Juliet Waters (b. 2005)
daughter of actors Emily Watson and Jack Waters
- Juliet Heath (b. 2010)
daughter of actress Jaymee Ong and Matthew Heath
- Juliet Rosales (b. 2014)
daughter of baseball player Adam Rosales
- Juliet Devine Worrilow (b. 2015)
daughter of NFL player Paul Worrilow
- Juliet Elizabeth Lagness (b. 2015)
daughter of YouTubers Anisia Lagness & DeVonte Thomas
- Juliet Elizabeth Rader (b.2016)
daughter of the youtubers Sam and Nia
- Juliet Joy Capaci (b. 2018)
daughter of American actress Tiffany Thornton
Juliet in pop culture
- Juliet
a moon of Uranus
- Juliet Capulet
main character in Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet"
- Juliet Burke
character on TV's "Lost"
- Juliet Sharp
character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- Juliet Hobbes
Lisa's best friend on the The Simpsons
- Juliet O'Hara
character on TV's "Psych"
- Juliet Van Heusen
a character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"
- Juliet
character in short story "The Transformation" by Mary Shelley
- "Check Yes Juliet
" song by We the Kings
- Juliet
character in film "Love Actually"
- Juliet Granville
character in "The Wanderer"
- Juliet Martin
character on TV's "Ringer"
- Juliet Silverton
character on TVs "Grimm"
- Juliet
character in "The Wizard of Oz"
- "Juliet
" song by Stevie Nicks
- Juliet Starling
Character from Lollipop Chainsaw
- Juliet Ashton
character in "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"
- Juliet
character in the 2019 film "Hustlers"
- Juliet Young
main character in "Letters to the Lost" by Brigid Kemmerer