Juliette

Juliette: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “youthful”
Origin: French
Say it: joo-lee-ET · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

French diminutive of Julie, from Latin Julius. The spelling is strongly associated with French usage and with Shakespeare's heroine in the anglicized form Juliet.

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How popular is Juliette?

2024664 per million US babies

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Babies named Juliette in 20242,210

2024 rank#129 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188038,509

Juliette is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Juliette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Julieyouthful; downy · French
Julianneyouthful · French
Juliyouthful, downy-bearded · Latin
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French

Juliette questions

What does the name Juliette mean?

Juliette means "youthful". It comes from French. French diminutive of Julie, from Latin Julius. The spelling is strongly associated with French usage and with Shakespeare's heroine in the anglicized form Juliet.

Is Juliette a boy or girl name?

Juliette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Juliette?

2,210 US babies were named Juliette in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Juliette?

Juliette is usually pronounced joo-lee-ET.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.