US rank #2429 Girls' name Peak 2022 1,232 births

Junia — #2429 US girls' name

1,232 babies named Junia in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s101890s71900s231910s611920s1031930s611940s371950s241970s51980s501990s402000s1262010s3302020s355
#2429
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Junia was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

80 babies were named Junia in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Junia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,232 babies named Junia between 1883 and 2024, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Junia currently holds the #2429 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Junia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 355 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Junia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Junia in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Junia 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 1,232 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.

Junia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,232

Since 1883

142 years of records

Peak year

2022

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,429

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1883

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2024

Junia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1883

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
80
Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
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Junia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
355 births that decade — 29% of Junia's all-time total
1880s101890s71900s231910s611920s1031930s611940s371950s241970s51980s501990s402000s1262010s3302020s355

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
66 5.4%
#2 Texas
43 3.5%
#3 Florida
18 1.5%
#4 New York
18 1.5%
#5 Ohio
15 1.2%
#6 Tennessee
10 0.8%
#7 Michigan
6 0.5%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.4%
California share of Junia's total US births 5.4%
Even split

66 of 1,232 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Junia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Junia?
1,232 babies have been named Junia since 1883. It currently ranks #2429 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 80 births.
When was Junia most popular?
Junia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 355 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Junia most popular?
The top states for the name Junia are California (66 births), Texas (43 births), Florida (18 births).
How long has the name Junia been used?
Junia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 142 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1883–2024 (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.