Unisex name · since 2001
Junah
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.
- #17,210 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 103
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Junah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 103 have been recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Junah recorded 103 times among boys since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2022.
- #17,210 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 103 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junah ranks #17,210 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,210 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 103
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Junah's 103 recorded births place it above 62.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Junah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Junah splits its recorded history at 2013: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Junah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2022
- Peak year (2002)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Junah popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 2013 (Junah as girls' name)
Junah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (43 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Junah's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Junah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Junah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Junah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Junah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.