Recorded 1923–1998 Girls' name Peak 1925 343 births

Junell — girls' name

343 babies named Junell in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s381930s681940s671950s441960s251970s391980s441990s18
1930s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Junell was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

16 babies were named Junell in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Junell

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Junell between 1923 and 1998, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Junell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Junell performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Junell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Junell 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 343 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.

Junell at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

343

Since 1923

76 years of records

Peak year

1925

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1923

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1998

Junell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1923

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1925)
16
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
05101520 199819821975195619481941193319251923 7

Junell by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
68 births that decade — 20% of Junell's all-time total
1920s381930s681940s671950s441960s251970s391980s441990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Junell?
343 babies have been named Junell since 1923. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1925 with 16 births.
When was Junell most popular?
Junell was most popular in the 1930s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Junell been used?
Junell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 76 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Junell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include June, Juniper, Junie, Juno, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1923–1998 (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.