Given name & surname
Juliette
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
Juliette is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Juliette is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Juliette is a variant of Julia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Juliette is used as a diminutive of Julie.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Juliette is a variant of Julia. The history of Julia gives this family its wider story. Julia’s historical associations include numerous early saints. In English use, Juliette is a variant of Juliet. The history of Juliet gives this family its wider story. Juliet is the heroine of Romeo and Juliet. The English spelling adapts French Juliette or Italian Giulietta; the play made this particular form especially familiar.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Juliette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 40,986
- 5 boys · 40,981 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 2,460 babies
- 2025
- 2,460
- #110 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,460 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 110 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (455). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 24,966 as a first name in 2020; 147 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.
Juliette’s family of names
In English usage, Juliette is a diminutive of Julie. In French usage, Juliette shares a linguistic root with the English form Juliet. Juliette has a related form in Julia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Juliette has relatives in 15 languages.
21 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Juliette
- Juliette BinocheFrench actress, artist and dancer (born 1964)
- Juliette LewisAmerican actress and singerborn 1973
- Juliette GrécoFrench singer and actress (1927–2020)
- Juliette RécamierFrench salon-holder (1777-1849)
- Juliette AdamFrench writer and salonnière (1836–1936)
- Juliette Gordon Lowfounder of the Girl Scouts (1860–1927)
- Juliette MaynielFrench actress (1936–2023)
- Juliette GogliaAmerican actressborn 1995
- Juliette BerthetFrench racing cyclistborn 1998
Characters named Juliette: Juliet (William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet").
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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