Joliet: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Joliet – Meaning: pretty – Origin: French (surname) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: joh-lee-ET


Joliet is a French (surname) unisex name meaning “pretty”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Joliet

Meaning: Pretty.

Origin: French (surname).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Joliet

Phonetic: joh-lee-ET   IPA: /dʒoʊliˈɛt/

Popularity of Joliet

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1999–2023.

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