Girls' name · since 1880
Juliet
Juliet has 37,966 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 37,966
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
37,966 babies have been named Juliet since 1880, making it today's #274 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juliet has been recorded 37,966 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #274 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #717 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #274 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 37,966 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juliet ranks #717 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #274 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 37,966 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 37,966
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Juliet's 37,966 recorded births place it above 99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Juliet compares
37,966 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Juliet's all-time total is 101x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Juliet | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 37,966 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,397 | 21 | 19,840 |
Juliet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Juliet's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 1,397, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Juliet popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 1,397
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Juliet popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2016 (Juliet as boys' name)
Juliet by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (13,004 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Juliet's strongest decade.
13,004 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Juliet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 112
1880s
112 births
- 1890s 152
1890s
152 births
- 1900s 226
1900s
226 births
- 1910s 661
1910s
661 births
- 1920s 803
1920s
803 births
- 1930s 578
1930s
578 births
- 1940s 823
1940s
823 births
- 1950s 1,193
1950s
1,193 births
- 1960s 2,082
1960s
2,082 births
- 1970s 2,316
1970s
2,316 births
- 1980s 1,605
1980s
1,605 births
- 1990s 2,414
1990s
2,414 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,484 births
- 2010s
2010s
13,004 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,513 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13,004 births (34% of all-time use).
How Juliet compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Juliet's total volume
Juliet by state
Where Juliet concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,421 | 16.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,783 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 3,578 | 9.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,014 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,462 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,417 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,070 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 907 | 2.4% |
6,421 of 37,966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Juliet appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Juliet's data
- Juliet's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (13,004 total births) through the 2020s (6,513) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Juliets (6,421 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Juliet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Juliet draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.