
The short answer
Julietta is a feminine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #819 for girls in the United States in 2025. Wiktionary relates Julietta to Julie and Juliette; Behind the Name traces that family back to the Roman family name Julius. The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
Wiktionary lists Julietta as a female given name and relates it to Julie and Juliette, without giving an etymology. Behind the Name derives Juliette as a "French diminutive of Julie", and Julia as the "Feminine form of the Roman family name Julius". Julietta therefore belongs to that family, but which member it elaborates is not recorded in a source we cite.
Editorial confidence: likely
Linguistic roots
| Language | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Latin | Julius | Roman family name |
Popularity
Julietta ranked #819 for girls in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #819 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Julietta mean?
Wiktionary relates Julietta to Julie and Juliette; Behind the Name traces that family back to the Roman family name Julius.
Is Julietta a popular name?
Julietta ranked #819 for girls in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Julietta a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Julietta appears in the girls' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Wiktionary: Julietta — Wiktionary, the free dictionary — supports related names Julie and Juliette.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Juliette — supports Juliette as a French diminutive of Julie.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Julia — supports Julia as the feminine of Julius.
- Behind the Name: Behind the Name search for Julietta (no entry) — supports absence of an entry for this spelling.