Boys' name · since 1980
Junaid
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 557 babies named Junaid, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,463 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 557
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
557 babies have been named Junaid since 1980, making it today's #4463 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Junaid recorded 557 times among boys since 1980, holding rank #4463 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, 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 1980 to 2025.
- #7,394 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,463 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 557 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junaid ranks #7,394 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,463 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 557 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,463 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 557
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Junaid's 557 recorded births place it above 83.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Junaid compares
557 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Junaid's all-time total is 51% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Junaid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 557 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Junaid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Junaid's full recorded timeline at 2003, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Junaid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Junaid by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (133 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Junaid's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Junaid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 133 births (24% of all-time use).
How Junaid compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Junaid's total volume
Junaid by state
Where Junaid concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 29 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
29 of 557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Junaid's data
- Junaid's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Junaids (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Junaid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Junaid 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.