Juliette
The story
Juliette is Julia gone to Paris. The root is the Roman family name Julius, traditionally read as youthful, and the -ette is the French finishing that turns a name into something said with a slight smile. Shakespeare's heroine wears the plainer Juliet; the two-T form keeps its passport. Its American record is remarkably patient: between about 950 and 1,500 girls every decade from the 1910s through the 1980s, eight straight decades of quiet constancy while fashions roared past. Then the volume rose, about 2,100 in the 1990s, 4,700 in the 2000s, 13,000 in the 2010s, and 11,500 so far this decade. In our records it is a girls' name outright, about 40,900 to five. Families who want it faster say Jules. The balcony is optional; the name works fine at ground level.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Juliette peaked in the 2020s.
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Popularity in Brazil
439 people · the #14,628 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 32
Among people named Juliette living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 27 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Juliette
Most people given the name Juliette in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Juliette deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Juliette truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Juliette fits with your family’s names and surname.
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