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Julieta

The Spanish and Portuguese form of Juliet, from the uncertain Roman name Julius.

US rank (2025)#285

Meaning and history

Julieta is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Juliet, itself an English form of Italian Giulietta, a diminutive of Giulia or Julia. Julia comes from the ancient Roman family name Julius, whose original meaning is uncertain. The name’s strongest literary association is Juliet Capulet in Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, adapted from earlier Italian tales. Notable bearers include Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas and Argentine actor Julieta Díaz.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 194 births, rank #1,240
2007: 157 births, rank #1,480
2008: 177 births, rank #1,366
2009: 209 births, rank #1,198
2010: 234 births, rank #1,059
20112011: 273 births, rank #945
2012: 246 births, rank #1,031
2013: 212 births, rank #1,135
2014: 278 births, rank #962
2015: 349 births, rank #805
20162016: 471 births, rank #635
2017: 499 births, rank #606
2018: 591 births, rank #531
2019: 521 births, rank #584
2020: 474 births, rank #616
20212021: 478 births, rank #620
2022: 712 births, rank #443
2023: 786 births, rank #391
2024: 898 births, rank #347
20252025: 1,086 births, rank #285

Julieta rose from #347 to #285 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 1,086.