Entry № 3242 · French origin

Juliette Juliette — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ joo-lee-ET /
Gender
Girl
Origin
French
Meaning
"Youthful (Juliette Binoche, Oscar winner + Juliette Lewis)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 145
First recorded
Medieval (French)

A name that means "youthful (juliette binoche, oscar winner + juliette lewis)".

Juliette is the French diminutive of Julia — from Iulius (the Roman gens name) — best known through Shakespeare's heroine in Romeo and Juliet (the French form preserving the original Italian Giulietta). A top-200 US baby name since 2014. Juliette Binoche (born 1964) — *French actress; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The English Patient (1996); Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actress (1997) for Code Unknown; Cannes Best Actress (2010) for Certified Copy — making her one of only a handful of actresses to win Best Actress at all three major European film festivals (Berlin, Cannes, Venice — "the triple crown"); over 75 films across 40 years; Chocolat (2000), Three Colors: Blue (1993). Juliette Lewis (born 1973) — American actress; Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Cape Fear (1991); Natural Born Killers (1994), Yellowjackets (2021-present) as adult Natalie. Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927) — American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (1912); the organization grew to 1.8 million members by 2023. Juliette Drouet — Victor Hugo's longtime mistress and muse. Juliette Capulet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet* (c. 1594) — the dual title of one of the most-performed plays in the English language; Olivia Hussey (1968), Claire Danes (1996), and Hailee Steinfeld (2013) on screen.

Featured throughout French cinema and American culture.

Youthful. Juliette Binoche's Oscar for The English Patient + the European "triple crown" (Berlin, Cannes, Venice).

The name in its native script.

Juliette
Transliteration
Juliette
Pronunciation
/ ˌdʒuː.liˈɛt /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Juliette stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 145 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 145 in 2023
Babies named Juliette · last year
1980 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
2007
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #145 NOW · #145

Juliettes before her.

Real people
Juliette Binoche
French Oscar-winning actress.
born 1964
Juliette Lewis
American Oscar-nominated actress.
born 1973
Juliette Gordon Low
American Girl Scouts founder.
1860 – 1927
In fiction
Juliette Capulet
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
c. 1594

Names connected to Juliette.

The number behind Juliette.

8

The Authority

Juliette reduces to eight — the number of Binoche's triple crown.

Why families chose this name.

"Binoche's youth. Eight letters. Juliette."
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