Recorded 1924–2008 Girls' name Peak 1978 222 births

Junelle — girls' name

222 babies named Junelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s221930s101940s261950s261960s161970s361980s331990s422000s11
1990s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Junelle was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

11 babies were named Junelle in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Junelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Junelle between 1924 and 2008, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Junelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Junelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Junelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Junelle 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 222 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.

Junelle at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

222

Since 1924

85 years of records

Peak year

1978

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1924

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2008

Junelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1924

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1978)
11
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
4681012 20081994198719781961194819341924 5

Junelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 19% of Junelle's all-time total
1920s221930s101940s261950s261960s161970s361980s331990s422000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Junelle?
222 babies have been named Junelle since 1924. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1978 with 11 births.
When was Junelle most popular?
Junelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Junelle been used?
Junelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 85 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Junelle?
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, 1924–2008 (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.