Recorded 1920–1986 Girls' name Peak 1925 186 births

Junella — girls' name

186 babies named Junella in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s981930s501940s141950s171980s7
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Junella was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

29 babies were named Junella in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Junella

The Social Security Administration has registered 186 babies named Junella between 1920 and 1986, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Junella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Junella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Junella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Junella 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 186 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.

Junella at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

186

Since 1920

67 years of records

Peak year

1925

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1920

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1986

Junella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1920

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1925)
29
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
010203040 19861950193819341931192819251920 7

Junella by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
98 births that decade — 53% of Junella's all-time total
1920s981930s501940s141950s171980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Junella?
186 babies have been named Junella since 1920. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1925 with 29 births.
When was Junella most popular?
Junella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Junella been used?
Junella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 67 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Junella?
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, 1920–1986 (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.