Fun Facts About the Name Julieth
- More than 1 thousand babies named Julieth: U.S. records list 1,307 babies given the name Julieth from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Julieth Mean?
Julieth is a spelling variant of Juliet, which came into English by way of the Italian Giulietta, a diminutive of Giulia (Julie). The root is the Latin feminine name Iulia, the female form of the Roman family name Iulius, the clan name of Julius Caesar. A member of the gens Iulia was, in the most literal sense, "of the Julian family."
The deeper origin of Iulius is not settled. Roman tradition connected it with Iulus, the alternate name of Ascanius, son of Aeneas, and so with the legendary ancestor the Julian family claimed; another Roman association linked it to Iovis, the stem behind the name of Jupiter. A frequently repeated modern suggestion traces it to Greek ioulos, "downy-bearded" or "first beard," and some references connect it to Latin iuvenis, "young person." Neither link is confirmed by ancient sources. Because the etymology is disputed, the popular gloss of Juliet and Julia as "youthful" is a customary interpretation rather than a documented literal meaning.
Julieth Name History & Origins
The name behind Julieth reached English through Italy. Italian stories told of two lovers of Verona, and the heroine was named Giulietta, a form of Giulia. Arthur Brooke's poem The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562) gave the heroine's name in English as Juliet. The best-known English use of that form is Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, written in the 1590s; the play took up an Italian given name that already existed rather than creating one.
Julieth is a respelling in which the final -th stands in for -t. The spelling appears in modern English and Spanish naming. In Spanish-speaking use the th is read with the same sound as t, since th is not a native Spanish spelling, so the written form matches the pronunciation of Juliet rather than adding a new sound. The French Juliette and the Italian Giulietta are related feminine forms of the same Latin root, but Julieth is a respelling of the English form, not a borrowing of either.
How Popular is the Name Julieth?
Julieth has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #1,505 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,505 | 142 | 0.0088% |
| 2024 | #1,517 | 142 | 0.0088% |
| 2023 | #1,896 | 105 | 0.0066% |
| 2022 | #2,012 | 97 | 0.0059% |
| 2021 | #2,334 | 78 | 0.0048% |
| 2020 | #2,536 | 68 | 0.0042% |
| 2019 | #3,419 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 2018 | #3,080 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 2017 | #2,231 | 85 | 0.0049% |
| 2016 | #2,604 | 68 | 0.0038% |
| 2015 | #2,572 | 70 | 0.0039% |
| 2014 | #3,297 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2013 | #4,291 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2012 | #4,772 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #4,106 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2010 | #4,346 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #4,412 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #5,647 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #7,562 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,237 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #7,690 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #6,927 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #7,767 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #11,600 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #14,351 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #12,409 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #13,440 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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