Girls' name · since 1880
June
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 205,556 babies named June, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #150 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 205,556
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
205,556 babies have been named June since 1880, making it today's #150 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show June recorded 205,556 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #150 nationally today, ahead of 99.1% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #196 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #150 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 205,556 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, June ranks #196 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #150 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 205,556 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #150 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 205,556
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
June's 205,556 recorded births place it above 99.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How June compares
205,556 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
June's all-time total is 547x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | June | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 205,556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6,649 | 21 | 19,840 |
June's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide June's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 14 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 6,649, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
June popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 6,649
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
June popularity over time - boys
3,627 total births recorded since 1880 (June as boys' name)
June by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (56,482 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was June's strongest decade.
56,482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
June births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 315
1880s
315 births
- 1890s 788
1890s
788 births
- 1900s 1,556
1900s
1,556 births
- 1910s 19,244
1910s
19,244 births
- 1920s
1920s
56,482 births
- 1930s
1930s
40,745 births
- 1940s
1940s
25,168 births
- 1950s 21,101
1950s
21,101 births
- 1960s 11,233
1960s
11,233 births
- 1970s 3,518
1970s
3,518 births
- 1980s 1,744
1980s
1,744 births
- 1990s 967
1990s
967 births
- 2000s 1,836
2000s
1,836 births
- 2010s 10,253
2010s
10,253 births
- 2020s 10,606
2020s
10,606 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 56,482 births (27% of all-time use).
How June compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to June's total volume
June by state
Where June concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18,754 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 15,676 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 13,456 | 6.5% |
| #4 | California | | 12,713 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11,439 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10,185 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 7,256 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 7,235 | 3.5% |
18,754 of 205,556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
June appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with June's data
- June's decade-level peak was the 1920s (56,482 total births); usage has since declined to 10,606 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Junes (18,754 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 June: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 June 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.