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 #682

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Name B

Junius

Boy name · Rank #12303

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Metric Junior Junius
Current Rank #682 #12303
Total Births (all years) 42,630 5,362
Peak Year 1926 1920
Peak Year Births 1,590 151
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Junior Junius
1880ss 23 173
1890ss 59 239
1900ss 162 258
1910ss 1,800 909
1920ss 12,925 1,278
1930ss 8,004 640
1940ss 3,804 492
1950ss 2,375 422
1960ss 1,535 289
1970ss 947 197
1980ss 1,211 149
1990ss 1,908 111
2000ss 3,338 95
2010ss 2,789 85
2020ss 1,750 25

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Junior Junius
2014 278 5
2015 273 9
2016 284 7
2017 252 8
2018 285 6
2019 275 10
2020 324 7
2021 345 5
2022 327 8
2023 357 —
2024 397 5

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, 1882–2024.

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