Joliette
Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greater Montreal.
Meaning & Origin of Joliette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greater Montreal.
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The Story of Joliette
Joliette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 6 Joliettes were born — ranking #14,553 that year. As of 2026, Joliette ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 38 Joliettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Joliette
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- Francine Racette - actress
- Charles Richard-Hamelin - concert pianist
- Paul Tellier - businessman and public servant
- Marie-Hélène Turcotte - animated film director and artist
- Guy Larose - professional wrestler
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About the name Joliette
Joliette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Joliette's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #14,553. Use the chart and map above to compare Joliette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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