Juliet

#274 for girls in 2025, 1,136 births · Last seen for boys in 2016 at #12,185
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2017 · 1,380 births
Debut · girls
10 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
37,966
since 1880

Juliet over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Juliet has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201940peak #227, 2017girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2741,136—
2024#2821,122—
2023#2931,063—
2022#2931,076—
2021#2951,078—
2020#3061,038—
2019#2691,231—
2018#2431,348—
2017#2271,380—
2016#2281,397#12,1855
2015#2401,357—
2014#2591,268—
2013#2381,334—
2012#2541,271—
2011#2491,276—
2010#2851,142—
2009#3181,024—
2008#453697—
2007#517609—
2006#582503—
2005#589484—
2004#650422—
2003#603452—
2002#602428—
2001#562460—
2000#623405—
1999#612396—
1998#606397—
1997#617365—
1996#824244—
1995#1,049171—
1994#1,038176—
1993#1,089166—
1992#1,076168—
1991#1,044175—
1990#1,120156—
1989#960181—
1988#1,077146—
1987#1,052146—
1986#1,080139—
1985#933168—
1984#1,091127—
1983#910165—
1982#886173—
1981#866179—
1980#853181—
1979#869178—
1978#919154—
1977#979140—
1976#858159—
1975#687218—
1974#714203—
1973#623245—
1972#613256—
1971#508370—
1970#504393—
1969#579291—
1968#727182—
1967#720185—
1966#708192—
1965#687205—
1964#736200—
1963#689215—
1962#646245—
1961#744195—
1960#779172—
1959#829153—
1958#892131—
1957#818154—
1956#897124—
1955#879122—
1954#838126—
1953#932103—
1952#97593—
1951#96193—
1950#91694—
1949#93590—
1948#96781—
1947#98480—
1946#86791—
1945#96864—
1944#80889—
1943#86182—
1942#87378—
1941#76888—
1940#79080—
1939#83869—
1938#75684—
1937#80473—
1936#1,06243—
1935#95453—
1934#1,14838—
1933#1,02446—
1932#87563—
1931#89959—
1930#1,04150—
1929#87666—
1928#89667—
1927#90468—
1926#76988—
1925#85376—
1924#77792—
1923#76990—
1922#83178—
1921#80483—
1920#73995—
1919#78581—
1918#721100—
1917#75385—
1916#68799—
1915#80966—
1914#67674—
1913#74849—
1912#77042—
1911#67641—
1910#87724—
1909#73130—
1908#70930—
1907#63734—
1906#74224—
1905#92616—
1904#77321—
1903#89615—
1902#71623—
1901#79517—
1900#94116—
1899#79117—
1898#88615—
1897#71519—
1896#67022—
1895#70320—
1894#74416—
1893#90111—
1892#90811—
1891#1,2136—
1890#69315—
1889#1,0257—
1888#75312—
1887#69311—
1886#43924—
1885#7459—
1884#58313—
1883#61510—
1882#7407—
1881#5829—
1880#54710—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Juliet was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Juliet is popular in 1940

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedMINew York: #535 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,968 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #520 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,241 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedWVVirginia: #398 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,945 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #431 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,900 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Juliet, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#398 · 1 in 4,945
  2. Louisiana#431 · 1 in 3,900
  3. California#520 · 1 in 6,241
  4. New York#535 · 1 in 9,968

Best ever in a state: #78 in Rhode Island, 2025.

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Virginia#39851 in 4,945
Louisiana#43161 in 3,900
California#52081 in 6,241
New York#53591 in 9,968
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Juliet
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 8 spots since 2024 (#282 → #274)
  • 32 spots since 2020 (#306 → #274)
  • 34 spots since 2015 (#240 → #274)
  • Biggest jump: 332 spots in 1890 (#1,025 → #693)
  • Biggest drop: 520 spots in 1891 (#693 → #1,213)
Rise & fade · girls
137 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2017 at #227 (1,380 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 130 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 130 yrs · run 1937–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,251
  • Highest: 1 in 1,251 girls born in 2017 were named Juliet (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,415 girls born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 34.3% of all girls named Juliet (13,004) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s112#439 (1886)#672
1890s152#670 (1896)#822
1900s226#637 (1907)#787
1910s661#676 (1914)#750
1920s803#739 (1920)#822
1930s578#756 (1938)#940
1940s823#768 (1941)#882
1950s1,193#818 (1957)#894
1960s2,082#579 (1969)#702
1970s2,316#504 (1970)#727
1980s1,605#853 (1980)#971
1990s2,414#606 (1998)#908
2000s5,484#318 (2009)#550
2010s13,004#227 (2017)#249
2020s6,513#274 (2025)#291

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Juliet in 1940

girls
#790
80 births · 1 in 14,294 girls

Top girls' names in 1940

  1. #1Mary56,216
  2. #2Barbara36,736
  3. #3Patricia32,665
  4. #4Judith22,385
  5. #5Betty22,077
  6. #6Carol21,759
  7. #7Nancy19,737
  8. #8Linda18,370
  9. #9Shirley17,881
  10. #10Sandra16,153
  11. #790Juliet80
More about 1940

girls

1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 14,294 of them was named Juliet, which outranked 84.3% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juliet
  1. #786Cathryn81
  2. #786Katy81
  3. #786Tillie81
  4. #790Juliet80
  5. #790Margarett80
  6. #790Marina80
  7. #790Michael80
  8. #795Albertha79
  9. #795Aurelia79
  10. #795Benita79

Tied with 4 names at #790; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,494Scarlett#3,429 → #935
  2. ↑ 1,465Lonna#2,206 → #741
  3. ↑ 834Pam#1,797 → #963
  4. ↑ 659Jody#1,638 → #979
  5. ↑ 633Laraine#1,474 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Fredia#996 → #1,477
  2. ↓ 430Eleanora#974 → #1,404
  3. ↓ 375Danielle#811 → #1,186
  4. ↓ 342Eloisa#930 → #1,272
  5. ↓ 298Coral#996 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1940 →