Juliet

English from Latin

"youthful or sky father"

Juliet Origin and Meaning

The name Juliet is a girl's name of French, English origin meaning "youthful or sky father".

One of the most romantic names, the lovely and stylish Juliet seems finally to have shaken off her limiting link to Romeo. In Shakespeare's play, it was Juliet who said "What's in a name?"

Juliet originated in the Middle Ages as a diminutive form of Julian, then a predominantly female name. It ultimately derives from Julius, a Roman family name. Its origin is shrouded in history, but possible roots include Latin iuvenis, meaning "youthfu"; Greek ioulos, meaning "downy-bearded"; or Jovis, a form of Jupiter, which means "sky father".

French version Juliette, pronounced the same by most English speakers though the French emphasize the last syllable, was more popular than Juliet for the first time in 2015. Both names have taken over for Jennifer and Jessica as fashionable girls' names starting with J.

Juliet Burke was a character on Lost and Juliet Sharp on Gossip Girl. Juliet Low was the founder of the American Girl Scouts.

Other ideas to consider: the original Julia, still lovely; Juliana; or even Jules.

Juliet Rank in US Top 1000

# 292 in the US

Juliet Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 108 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Juliet

• 292 US 2023
• 108 Nameberry 2025
• 145 Future 2028
• 781 England 2023

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Famous People Named Juliet

• Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson English actress
• Juliet Cassidy daughter of American actor/producer Shaun Cassidy
• Juliet Grey American novelist
• Juliet AnnMarie Huddy American TV journalist
• Juliet Rose Landau American actress
• Juliet Moss American water polo player
• Juliet Anne Prowse South African dancer
• Juliet Nicole Simms American singer,songwriter
• Juliet Turner Irish singer,songwriter
• Juliet Ingleby Dutch model
• Juliet Doherty American ballerina, model, and actress
• Juliet May British TV director
• Juliet Waters (b. 2005) daughter of actors Emily Watson and Jack Waters
• Juliet Heath (b. 2010) daughter of actress Jaymee Ong and Matthew Heath
• Juliet Rosales (b. 2014) daughter of baseball player Adam Rosales
• Juliet Devine Worrilow (b. 2015) daughter of NFL player Paul Worrilow
• Juliet Elizabeth Lagness (b. 2015) daughter of YouTubers Anisia Lagness & DeVonte Thomas
• Juliet Elizabeth Rader (b.2016) daughter of the youtubers Sam and Nia
• Juliet Joy Capaci (b. 2018) daughter of American actress Tiffany Thornton

The name Juliet in Pop Culture

• Juliet a moon of Uranus
• Juliet Capulet main character in Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet"
• Juliet Burke character on TV's "Lost"
• Juliet Sharp character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
• Juliet Hobbes Lisa's best friend on the The Simpsons
• Juliet O'Hara character on TV's "Psych"
• Juliet Van Heusen a character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"
• Juliet character in short story "The Transformation" by Mary Shelley
• "Check Yes Juliet " song by We the Kings
• Juliet character in film "Love Actually"
• Juliet Granville character in "The Wanderer"
• Juliet Martin character on TV's "Ringer"
• Juliet Silverton character on TVs "Grimm"
• Juliet character in "The Wizard of Oz"
• "Juliet " song by Stevie Nicks
• Juliet Starling Character from Lollipop Chainsaw
• Juliet Ashton character in "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"
• Juliet character in the 2019 film "Hustlers"
• Juliet Young main character in "Letters to the Lost" by Brigid Kemmerer

International Variations of the name Juliet

• Giulietta Italian
• Julietta Spanish
• Julieta Spanish
• Juliette French