Recorded 2001–2022 Unisex name Peak 2002 103 births

Junah — boys' name

103 babies named Junah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s432010s432020s17
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Junah was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

14 babies were named Junah in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Junah

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Junah between 2001 and 2022, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Junah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Junah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 22 additional births since 2013.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Junah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Junah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Junah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 103 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Junah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

103

Since 2001

22 years of records

Peak year

2002

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2001

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2022

Junah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2001

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2002)
14
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
46810121416 20222020201720142012200720042001 5

Junah popularity over time — girls

22 total births recorded since 2013 (Junah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
5.566.577.588.5 202420202013 6

Junah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 42% of Junah's all-time total
2000s432010s432020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Junah?
103 babies have been named Junah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2002 with 14 births.
When was Junah most popular?
Junah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Is Junah a unisex name?
Yes, Junah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 103 births, and as a girl's name it has 22 births.
How long has the name Junah been used?
Junah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Junah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Junior, Junius, June, Junious, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.