Joliet
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOH-lee-et
- Origin
- French
Joliet is a girls' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Joliet mean?
French: from the place name Joliet, after the explorer Louis Jolliet
The Illinois city of Joliet was named for the French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet.
Is Joliet a girl's or a boy's name?
Joliet is a girls' name.
How popular is Joliet in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Joliet in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joliet in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Joliet
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Juliet Elliott Journey Emerson Arleth Everly Eliette Journee Jenesis Juniper Emery Jovie
Names related to Joliet
More French names
Eleanor Beau Esme Darcie Darcy Genevieve Amy Esmae Elle Russell Monty Mallory Percy Lacey Belle Quincy
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Joliet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joliet, updated 20 October 2026.