Girls' name · since 1916
Junette
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 268 babies named Junette, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 268
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Junette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 268 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Junette recorded 268 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1993.
- #16,925 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 268 born since 1916
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junette ranks #16,925 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 268 born since 1916, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 268
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Junette's 268 recorded births place it above 76.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Junette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Junette's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Junette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1993
- Peak year (1928)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Junette by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (62 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Junette's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Junette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
58 births
- 1930s
1930s
31 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 62 births (23% of all-time use).
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- Junette's decade-level peak was the 1940s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Junette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1916–1993 (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 Junette 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.