Julieta
A feminine name of Spanish origin meaning "youthful" or "downy-haired".
Name Census estimates that about 10,050 living Americans carry the first name Julieta. It sits at #347 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Julieta today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Julieta births was 2024 (897 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Julieta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Julieta with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Julieta is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
10K
~ 1 in 34,105 Americans
Peak year
2024
897 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#347
Tracked since 1913
Census
Julieta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 13,024 people with the first name Julieta, which placed it at #2,082 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,082
National first-name rank
People counted
13K
13,024 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
4.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
80.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Julieta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Julieta is Hispanic at 80.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (14.3%) and White (4.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Julieta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Julieta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino80.9% · 10,537
- Asian and Pacific Islander14.3% · 1,865
- White4.0% · 526
- Black or African American0.4% · 58
- Two or more races0.2% · 31
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 7
Popularity
Julieta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Julieta from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 3,674 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Julieta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Julieta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Julietas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 35 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Julieta, while Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 254 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Julieta
The name Julieta is derived from the Latin name Julia, which was a feminine form of the name Julius. The name Julius originated from an ancient Roman family, known as the Julii. This family traced their roots back to the mythological figure Iulus, the son of Aeneas in Roman mythology.
Julieta is the Spanish and Portuguese variant of the name Julia. It gained popularity in Spain and Portugal during the Middle Ages, particularly after the famous play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare was translated into these languages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Julieta can be found in the 13th-century Spanish literary work "El Libro de Buen Amor" (The Book of Good Love) by Juan Ruiz, Arcipreste de Hita. In this work, a character named Julieta is mentioned.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Julieta. Julieta Lanteri (1873-1923) was an Italian Roman Catholic nun and the founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Immaculate Conception. She was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1994.
Julieta Massina (1921-2012) was an Italian actress, best known for her roles in films directed by her husband, Federico Fellini. She won multiple awards, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival.
Julieta Venegas (born 1970) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and author. She has won several Latin Grammy Awards and is known for her unique blend of pop, rock, and folk music.
Julieta Serrano (born 1933) is a Spanish actress, renowned for her work in theater, television, and film. She has received numerous awards, including the National Theatre Prize of Spain and the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Julieta Campos (1932-2017) was a Mexican writer and journalist. She was known for her contributions to the literary magazine "Punto de Partida" and her novels, which explored themes of feminism and social injustice in Mexico.
People
Julieta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Julieta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Julieta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Julieta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10,050 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Julieta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 34,105 US residents.
Is Julieta a common name?
We classify Julieta as "Uncommon". It ranks above 97.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10,602 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Julieta most popular?
The single biggest year for Julieta was 2024, when 897 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Julieta is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Julieta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 13,024 people with the name Julieta, or 4.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,082 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Julieta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Julieta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Julieta appears almost entirely female. Of the 13,021 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Julieta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Julieta is Hispanic at 80.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (14.3%) and White (4.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Julieta most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Julieta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.9% (10,537 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Julieta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Julieta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Julieta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Julieta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Julieta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Julieta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Julieta?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.