girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Juliet

Meaning en (English) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #274 Trend → Stable

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Rank 2025
#274
among girls · ↑9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,136
named Juliet · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,415
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
1,402 babies
All-time total
37,971
#717 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Juliet popularity over time

37,971 babies have been named Juliet since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 112 – 112 11 – #442
1890s 152 – 152 15 +36% #674
1900s 226 – 226 23 +49% #642
1910s 661 – 661 66 +192% #678
1920s 803 – 803 80 +21% #744
1930s 578 – 578 58 -28% #758
1940s 823 – 823 82 +42% #769
1950s 1,193 – 1,193 119 +45% #818
1960s 2,082 – 2,082 208 +75% #581
1970s 2,316 – 2,316 232 +11% #505
1980s 1,605 – 1,605 161 -31% #854
1990s 2,414 – 2,414 241 +50% #606
2000s 5,484 – 5,484 548 +127% #318
2010s 13,004 5 13,009 1,301 +137% #228
2020s (to 2025) 6,513 – 6,513 1,086 -17% #274

Where Juliet is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,125 0.70 #276
2027 1,115 0.69 #277
2028 1,107 0.69 #279
2029 1,100 0.68 #280
2030 1,094 0.68 #283

Where Juliet is most popular

Girls named Juliet per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.675 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Utah, and Connecticut.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Juliet born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 20 1.60 +137%
Utah 109 1.31 +94%
Connecticut 74 1.27 +88%
Nevada 58 1.25 +85%
New Jersey 222 1.23 +82%
Idaho 37 1.11 +64%
District of Columbia 13 1.10 +63%
California 859 1.02 +51%
Massachusetts 121 1.00 +48%
New York 393 0.992 +47%
Colorado 103 0.923 +37%
Texas 734 0.913 +35%
Virginia 151 0.886 +31%
Arizona 124 0.884 +31%
Louisiana 77 0.880 +30%
Florida 369 0.862 +28%
Pennsylvania 198 0.837 +24%
Kansas 48 0.832 +23%
Maryland 86 0.812 +20%
Oklahoma 59 0.802 +19%
South Carolina 71 0.790 +17%
Washington 114 0.789 +17%
Wisconsin 72 0.699 ≈ national
Nebraska 24 0.668 ≈ national
Michigan 121 0.664 ≈ national
Indiana 91 0.648 ≈ national
Ohio 150 0.632 -6%
South Dakota 9 0.630 -7%
New Mexico 15 0.617 -9%
Minnesota 66 0.612 -9%
North Carolina 138 0.606 -10%
Missouri 72 0.597 -11%
New Hampshire 11 0.596 -12%
Oregon 35 0.538 -20%
Georgia 122 0.537 -20%
Illinois 122 0.533 -21%
Kentucky 45 0.526 -22%
Tennessee 81 0.511 -24%
Iowa 26 0.445 -34%
Alabama 38 0.405 -40%
Maine 6 0.388 -43%
Arkansas 16 0.303 -55%
West Virginia 7 0.267 -60%
Mississippi 11 0.235 -65%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Juliet

Juliet is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #274 in 2025 with 1,136 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 37,971 American babies have been named Juliet. Its peak came in 2016, when 1,402 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Juliet stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Juliet?

The median living Juliet is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 28. An estimated 35 thousand people named Juliet are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Juliet year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,136 #274 – –
2024 1,122 #283 – –
2023 1,063 #293 – –
2022 1,076 #293 – –
2021 1,078 #295 – –
2020 1,038 #306 – –
2019 1,231 #269 – –
2018 1,348 #243 – –
2017 1,380 #228 – –
2016 1,397 #228 5 #13,181
2015 1,357 #240 – –
2014 1,268 #259 – –
2013 1,334 #238 – –
2012 1,271 #254 – –
2011 1,276 #250 – –
2010 1,142 #286 – –
2009 1,024 #318 – –
2008 697 #453 – –
2007 609 #517 – –
2006 503 #582 – –
2005 484 #589 – –
2004 422 #650 – –
2003 452 #603 – –
2002 428 #602 – –
2001 460 #564 – –
2000 405 #623 – –
1995 171 #1,051 – –
1990 156 #1,123 – –
1985 168 #934 – –
1980 181 #854 – –
1975 218 #687 – –
1970 393 #505 – –
1965 205 #687 – –
1960 172 #779 – –
1955 122 #880 – –
1950 94 #920 – –
1945 64 #971 – –
1940 80 #790 – –
1935 53 #957 – –
1930 50 #1,046 – –
1925 76 #856 – –
1920 95 #744 – –
1915 66 #810 – –
1910 24 #884 – –
1905 16 #950 – –
1900 16 #954 – –
1895 20 #711 – –
1890 15 #706 – –
1885 9 #775 – –
1880 10 #563 – –

Famous people named Juliet

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Juliet Mills Juliet Mills English actress (born 1941) Contemporary
  2. 2 Juliet Stevenson Juliet Stevenson English actress (born 1956) Contemporary
  3. 3 Juliet Landau Juliet Landau American actress (born 1965) Contemporary
  4. 4 Juliet Anderson Juliet Anderson American pornographic film actress and director (1938–2010) Contemporary
  5. 5 Juliet Berto Juliet Berto French actress, director and screenwriter 1947–1990 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Juliet Cuthbert Juliet Cuthbert Jamaican athlete (born 1964) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Juliet, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Juliet?

The median living Juliet is about 14 years old. Half of all living Juliets are between 7 and 28 years old.

How many people named Juliet are alive today?

An estimated 35 thousand people named Juliet are alive in the United States, based on 37,971 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Juliet mean?

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How popular is the name Juliet in 2025?

Juliet ranked #274 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,136 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Juliet?

37,971 babies have been named Juliet in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Juliet most popular?

Juliet peaked in 2016, when 1,402 newborns received the name.

Is Juliet a boy or girl name?

Juliet is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Juliet rising or falling?

Juliet has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Juliet become more popular?

Juliet looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,094 girls named Juliet in 2030, ranking around #283. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Juliet?

Well-known people named Juliet include Juliet Mills (actor), Juliet Stevenson (actor), Juliet Landau (actor).

Names like Juliet

Names that sound and feel close to Juliet: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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