Juliett
Feminine form of the male name Julius, derived from the Latin word for youth or youthful.
Name Census estimates that about 880 living Americans carry the first name Juliett. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Juliett today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Juliett births was 2018 (55 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Juliett. 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.
People living today
880
~ 1 in 389,494 Americans
Peak year
2018
55 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,526
Tracked since 1924
Census
Juliett in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 771 people with the first name Juliett, which placed it at #15,039 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,039
National first-name rank
People counted
771
771 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
61.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Juliett
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Juliett is Hispanic at 61.7%. The next largest groups are White (22.2%) and Black (13.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Juliett described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Juliett at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino61.7% · 476
- White22.2% · 171
- Black or African American13.0% · 100
- Two or more races1.7% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 5
Popularity
Juliett: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Juliett from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 402 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Juliett remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Juliett 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 Juliett during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Julietts live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Juliett, while North Carolina, New York, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 55 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Juliett
Juliett is a feminine given name derived from the Latin name Julia. The name Julia itself is the feminine form of the ancient Roman family name Julius, which is possibly derived from the word "ioulos" meaning "downy-bearded" or "a reference to the long, shaggy hair" worn by the founder of the Julian line.
The name Julia was borne by the daughter of the Roman emperor Augustus and was later used to refer to several subsequent empresses of Rome. The name gained popularity during the Roman era and continued to be used throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Juliett is found in the tragic play "Romeo and Juliet" written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. In the play, Juliet is the young daughter of the Capulet family, who falls in love with Romeo, the son of the rival Montague family.
Historically, some notable figures who bore the name Juliett include:
1. Juliette Récamier (1777-1849), a French socialite and prominent figure in the Parisian salons of the early 19th century.
2. Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927), the founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
3. Juliette Drouets (1806-1883), a French actress and the longtime mistress of Victor Hugo.
4. Juliette Binoche (born 1964), a French actress who has won numerous awards, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award.
5. Juliette Gréco (1927-2020), a French actress, singer, and cultural icon who was known for her distinctive husky voice and persona.
Throughout history, the name Juliett has been associated with beauty, grace, and tragic love stories, perhaps influenced by the enduring popularity of Shakespeare's play. It has maintained its appeal as a feminine name in various cultures and continues to be used to this day.
People
Juliett + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Juliett 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
Juliett: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Juliett?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 880 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Juliett 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 389,494 US residents.
Is Juliett a common name?
We classify Juliett as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 919 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Juliett most popular?
The single biggest year for Juliett was 2018, when 55 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Juliett is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Juliett in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 771 people with the name Juliett, or 0.26 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,039 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Juliett in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Juliett?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Juliett appears almost entirely female. Of the 768 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Juliett?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Juliett is Hispanic at 61.7%. The next largest groups are White (22.2%) and Black (13.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Juliett most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Juliett in the 2020 Census, accounting for 61.7% (476 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Juliett in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Juliett a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Juliett 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.
Is Juliett still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Juliett in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Juliett can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many Americans are named Juliett?
Want to know how many people share the name Juliett? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.