Julietta
Feminine diminutive form of Julia, meaning "youthful" from Latin origins.
Name Census estimates that about 2,413 living Americans carry the first name Julietta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Julietta today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Julietta births was 2024 (266 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Julietta. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Julietta with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Julietta is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.4K
~ 1 in 142,045 Americans
Peak year
2024
266 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#974
Tracked since 1914
Census
Julietta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,778 people with the first name Julietta, which placed it at #8,202 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
#8,202
National first-name rank
People counted
1.8K
1,778 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
62.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Julietta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Julietta is Hispanic at 62.0%. The next largest groups are White (28.5%) and Black (4.6%). 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 Julietta 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 Julietta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino62.0% · 1,103
- White28.5% · 506
- Black or African American4.6% · 81
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 46
- Two or more races1.8% · 32
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 10
Popularity
Julietta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Julietta from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 901 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
Julietta 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 Julietta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Juliettas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 18 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Julietta, while Virginia, Oregon, Nevada recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 74 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Julietta
Julietta is a feminine given name derived from the Latin name Julia, which originated from the ancient Roman family name Iulius. The name Julia gained popularity during the Roman Empire, as it was borne by several prominent women, including the mother of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.
The name Julietta is believed to have emerged as a diminutive form of Julia during the Middle Ages, particularly in Italy and other regions influenced by Italian culture. It was a common practice to create diminutive forms of names by adding suffixes like "-etta" or "-ina" to express endearment or familiarity.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Julietta can be found in the 14th century Italian novella "Il Filocolo" by Giovanni Boccaccio. In this work, Boccaccio introduces a character named Giuietta, which is considered an early variant spelling of Julietta.
The name gained wider recognition and popularity in the 16th century with the publication of William Shakespeare's tragic play "Romeo and Juliet." In the play, the character Juliet Capulet, often referred to as Juliet, is the central female protagonist. Although the spelling differs slightly from Julietta, the play's enduring popularity helped to spread the name across various cultures.
One of the earliest notable bearers of the name Julietta was Julietta Ferrarese (c. 1550-1612), an Italian painter and engraver active during the Renaissance period. She is considered one of the first female printmakers in Italy.
Another historical figure named Julietta was Julietta de Ferriol (1753-1835), a French writer and translator who was active during the Enlightenment era. She is known for her translations of works by authors such as Samuel Richardson and Laurence Sterne.
In the 19th century, Julietta Guiccioli (1780-1873) was an Italian noblewoman and the mistress of the renowned English Romantic poet Lord Byron. Their relationship and correspondence have been the subject of numerous literary works and biographies.
Julietta Massina (1921-2015) was an Italian actress best known for her collaborations with her husband, the legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini. She won numerous awards, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in Fellini's film "Nights of Cabiria" (1957).
Julietta Deiding (1939-2017) was a prominent German writer and journalist. She authored several novels, short stories, and radio plays, exploring themes of identity, relationships, and societal issues.
The name Julietta has a rich historical legacy, drawing from its Latin roots and gaining cultural significance through literature, art, and the lives of notable individuals who bore this name throughout the centuries.
People
Julietta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Julietta 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
Julietta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Julietta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,413 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Julietta 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 142,045 US residents.
Is Julietta a common name?
We classify Julietta as "Rare". It ranks above 94.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,597 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Julietta most popular?
The single biggest year for Julietta was 2024, when 266 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Julietta is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Julietta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,778 people with the name Julietta, or 0.59 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,202 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 Julietta 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 Julietta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Julietta appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,776 people counted with this name, 99.8% 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 Julietta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Julietta is Hispanic at 62.0%. The next largest groups are White (28.5%) and Black (4.6%). 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 Julietta most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Julietta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.0% (1,103 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 Julietta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Julietta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Julietta 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 Julietta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Julietta 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 Julietta 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 people share the name Julietta?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.