Junior vs Junius

Side-by-side comparison of Junior and Junius - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Junior

Boy name · Rank #683

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Name B

Junius

Boy name · Rank #12351

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Metric Junior Junius
Current Rank #683 #12351
Total Births (all years) 42,987 5,373
Peak Year 1926 1920
Peak Year Births 1,590 151
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Junior Junius
1880s 23 173
1890s 59 239
1900s 162 258
1910s 1,800 909
1920s 12,925 1,278
1930s 8,004 640
1940s 3,804 492
1950s 2,375 422
1960s 1,535 289
1970s 948 197
1980s 1,213 149
1990s 1,908 111
2000s 3,340 95
2010s 2,795 85
2020s 2,096 36

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Junior Junius
2014 278 5
2015 275 9
2016 284 7
2017 253 8
2018 286 6
2019 275 10
2020 324 7
2021 347 5
2022 327 8
2023 357 -
2024 398 5
2025 343 11

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1882–2025.

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