Juliet
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Juliet is also given to boys.
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.
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
Juliet for girls
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Juliet on lists
Famous Juliets
- Juliet Anne Virginia StevensonGirl
English actress
- Juliet CassidyGirl
daughter of American actor/producer Shaun Cassidy
- Juliet GreyGirl
American novelist
- Juliet AnnMarie HuddyGirl
American TV journalist
- Juliet Rose LandauGirl
American actress
- Juliet MossGirl
American water polo player
- Juliet Anne ProwseGirl
South African dancer
- Juliet Nicole SimmsGirl
American singer,songwriter
- Juliet TurnerGirl
Irish singer,songwriter
- Juliet InglebyGirl
Dutch model
- Juliet DohertyGirl
American ballerina, model, and actress
- Juliet MayGirl
British TV director
- Juliet Waters (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of actors Emily Watson and Jack Waters
- Juliet Heath (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of actress Jaymee Ong and Matthew Heath
- Juliet Rosales (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of baseball player Adam Rosales
- Juliet Devine Worrilow (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of NFL player Paul Worrilow
- Juliet Elizabeth Lagness (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of YouTubers Anisia Lagness & DeVonte Thomas
- Juliet Elizabeth Rader (b.2016)Girl
daughter of the youtubers Sam and Nia
- Juliet Joy Capaci (b. 2018)Girl
daughter of American actress Tiffany Thornton
Juliet in pop culture
- JulietGirl
a moon of Uranus
- Juliet CapuletGirl
main character in Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet"
- Juliet BurkeGirl
character on TV's "Lost"
- Juliet SharpGirl
character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- Juliet HobbesGirl
Lisa's best friend on the The Simpsons
- Juliet O'HaraGirl
character on TV's "Psych"
- Juliet Van HeusenGirl
a character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"
- JulietGirl
character in short story "The Transformation" by Mary Shelley
- "Check Yes JulietGirl
" song by We the Kings
- JulietGirl
character in film "Love Actually"
- Juliet GranvilleGirl
character in "The Wanderer"
- Juliet MartinGirl
character on TV's "Ringer"
- Juliet SilvertonGirl
character on TVs "Grimm"
- JulietGirl
character in "The Wizard of Oz"
- "JulietGirl
" song by Stevie Nicks
- Juliet StarlingGirl
Character from Lollipop Chainsaw
- Juliet AshtonGirl
character in "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"
- JulietGirl
character in the 2019 film "Hustlers"
- Juliet YoungGirl
main character in "Letters to the Lost" by Brigid Kemmerer