Given name & surname
Joliet
“a pretty young woman”
Joliet is a variant of Jolie. One French interpretation is “a pretty young woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joliet is a variant of Jolie. One French interpretation is “a pretty young woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Joliet is a variant of Jolie. An origin associated with Jolie is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joliet through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 103
- 0 boys · 103 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 183 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joliet’s family of names
Joliet has a related form in Jolie. In French usage, Joliet as a surname has a related form in Joliette.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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