Juliette is the French diminutive of Julie and goes back to the Roman family name Julius, usually explained as "youthful" or "downy-bearded". Shakespeare's Juliet gave the name its romance, and French actress Juliette Binoche carries this spelling. Juliette ranked number 657 in 2000 and number 227 in 2015, and has risen steadily to number 110 in 2025, its best rank this century.