US rank #152 Girls' name Peak 1925 203,564 births

June — #152 US girls' name

203,564 babies named June in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s3151890s7881900s15561910s192441920s564831930s407431940s251671950s211011960s112321970s35181980s17441990s9672000s18352010s102522020s8619
#152
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.1% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named June was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

6,649 babies were named June in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About June

The Social Security Administration has registered 203,564 babies named June between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, June currently holds the #152 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 6,649 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that June performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 56,483 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, June shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18,692 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list June in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for June 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 203,564 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.

June at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

203,564

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1925

6,649 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#152

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

June popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1925)
6,649
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,0008,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 14

June popularity over time — boys

3,561 total births recorded since 1880 (June as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 3,561 births
020406080100 202420061988196919511933191518971880 9

June by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
56,483 births that decade — 28% of June's all-time total
1880s3151890s7881900s15561910s192441920s564831930s407431940s251671950s211011960s112321970s35181980s17441990s9672000s18352010s102522020s8619

June by state

Where June concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name June
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18,692 9.2%
#2 Pennsylvania
15,604 7.7%
#3 Illinois
13,386 6.6%
#4 California
12,484 6.1%
#5 Ohio
11,344 5.6%
#6 Michigan
10,113 5.0%
#7 Massachusetts
7,205 3.5%
#8 Wisconsin
7,077 3.5%
New York share of June's total US births 9.2%
Even split

18,692 of 203,564 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

June appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name June?
203,564 babies have been named June since 1880. It currently ranks #152 among girls. The peak year was 1925 with 6,649 births.
When was June most popular?
June was most popular in the 1920s decade with 56,483 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is June most popular?
The top states for the name June are New York (18,692 births), Pennsylvania (15,604 births), Illinois (13,386 births).
How long has the name June been used?
June has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to June?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Juniper, Junie, Juno, Junita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.