Girls' name · since 1883

Junia

Junia has 1,330 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,186 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,990 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,330
born since 1883
2020s
peak decade

Junia currently ranks #1990 among girls' names in America, with 1,330 babies recorded since 1883.

Social Security Administration records show Junia recorded 1,330 times among girls since 1883, holding rank #1990 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.

  • #6,186 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,990 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,330 born since 1883
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junia ranks #6,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,990 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,330 born since 1883, peaking in the 2020s.

#6,186 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,990 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,330
born since 1883
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%88.4%
Junia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Junia's 1,330 recorded births place it above 91.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

13 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Junia compares

1,330 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Junia's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Junia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,330 376 567,345
Peak-year births 96 21 19,840

Junia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Junia's full recorded timeline at 1957, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 96 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Junia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
96
Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
050100150 188319161927194019811998200920202025 96

Junia by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (453 births, 34% of the file).

2020s was Junia's strongest decade.

453 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Junia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 453 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Junia compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Junia's total volume

Junia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -40, 5.8%-40, 6.2%-117, 3.6%-117, 2%-51, 6.9%-28, 8%-56, 4.1%-49, 8.1%-76, 6.1%-73, 3.3%-63, 15.4%-116, 14.2%-37, 8%-22, 7.6%-37, 6.4%Junia-143, 7.2%Junia
Junia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Junia by state

Where Junia concentrates geographically, total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Junia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
75 5.6%
#2 Texas
48 3.6%
#3 Ohio
21 1.6%
#4 Florida
18 1.4%
#5 New York
18 1.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
12 0.9%
#7 Washington
11 0.8%
#8 Tennessee
10 0.8%
California share of Junia's total US births 5.6%
Even split

75 of 1,330 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Junia appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Junia? ▼
1,330 babies have been named Junia since 1883. All-time, it sits at #6,186 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,990 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 96 births.
Where does Junia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junia ranks #6,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,990 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Junia most popular? ▼
Junia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 453 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Junia most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Junia are California (75 births), Texas (48 births), Ohio (21 births).
How long has the name Junia been used? ▼
Junia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 143 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Junia? ▼
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.

What to do with Junia's data

  • California records the most Junias (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Junia

Nearby Names Like Junia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Junia

June Girl
#150 205,556 births
Juniper Girl
#100 21,856 births
Junie Girl
#1485 1,884 births
Juno Girl
#1252 1,770 births
Junita Girl
1,314 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Junia

Janyla #1989
2,269 births · Peak 2019
Venus #1991
9,956 births · Peak 1959
Shanaya #1988
3,149 births · Peak 2016
Julianne #1992
30,617 births · Peak 1989
Theia #1987
1,217 births · Peak 2019
Kristen #1993
218,767 births · Peak 1982
Elisheva #1986
2,459 births · Peak 2025
Gema #1994
2,919 births · Peak 2022

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Junia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1883–2025 (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 Junia 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.