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Juliette

Girl name · 224 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Juliette: 224 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 13 births in 2013.

Juliette is the French diminutive of Julie, itself from the Roman family name Julia, rooted in the Latin *Iulus* meaning “downy-bearded” or “youthful” – a name forever linked to the goddess Venus through Aeneas’ son Iulus. The most famous bearer is the French actress Juliette Binoche, whose luminous performances in *The English Patient* earned her an Oscar, while the American singer and actress Juliette Lewis brought a raw, rock-star energy to films like *Natural Born Killers*. Places sharing the name include the town of Juliette, Georgia, named after the Shakespearean heroine, and a commune in Sarthe, France, though the latter’s etymology is disputed. The spelling Juliette remains