Julieth
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "youthful".
Name Census estimates that about 1,156 living Americans carry the first name Julieth. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Julieth today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Julieth births was 2024 (142 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Julieth. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Julieth is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 9 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 296,500 Americans
Peak year
2024
142 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,517
Tracked since 1999
Popularity
Julieth: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Julieth from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 505 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Julieth by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Julieth during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Julieths live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Julieth, while Georgia, Connecticut, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 54 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Julieth
Julieth is a feminine given name with its roots in the Latin name Julia, which was derived from the ancient Roman family name Julius. The name Julia was borne by several prominent women in ancient Rome, including Julia the Elder, the wife of the Roman dictator Sulla, and Julia the Younger, the daughter of the Roman emperor Augustus. The name Julia is believed to be a feminized form of the masculine name Julius, which may have originated from the Greek word ioulos, meaning "downy-bearded."
The name Julieth is a variant spelling of the more common name Juliet, which is the English form of the French name Juliette, a diminutive of Julia. The name Juliette gained popularity in the Middle Ages, likely due to the influence of the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. While Shakespeare's play is set in Verona, Italy, the name Juliet is not of Italian origin but rather a French diminutive of the Latin name Julia.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Julieth can be found in the 16th century, when a Julieth Browne was born in England in 1580. Another notable bearer of the name was Julieth Tash, an English writer and translator who lived in the 17th century. In the 18th century, a Julieth Hawkins was born in Virginia, United States, in 1744.
In more recent history, Julieth Restrepo was a Colombian actress and singer born in 1969. She is best known for her role in the telenovela "Yo soy Betty, la fea" (Ugly Betty). Another notable Julieth was Julieth Cepeda, a Colombian cyclist who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Other historical figures who bore the name Julieth include Julieth Carrero, a Venezuelan politician and human rights activist born in 1952, and Julieth Montero, a Peruvian writer and journalist born in 1955. While not as common as the spelling Juliet, the name Julieth has been used throughout history in various cultures and regions, reflecting the enduring popularity of the name Julia and its many variations.
People
Julieth + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Julieth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Julieth: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Julieth?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,156 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Julieth going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 296,500 US residents.
Is Julieth a common name?
We classify Julieth as "Rare". It ranks above 91% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,165 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Julieth most popular?
The single biggest year for Julieth was 2024, when 142 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Julieth is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Julieth a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Julieth in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.