Girls' name · since 1917
Junice
Junice has 229 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Junice sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 229 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junice has been recorded 229 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1966.
- #18,452 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 229 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junice ranks #18,452 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 229 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Junice's 229 recorded births place it above 74.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Junice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Junice's full recorded timeline at 1932, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Junice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1966
- Peak year (1920)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Junice by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (104 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Junice's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Junice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
104 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 104 births (45% of all-time use).
Junice by state
Where Junice concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 11 | 4.8% |
11 of 229 births nationwide.
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What to do with Junice's data
- Junice's decade-level peak was the 1920s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Junices (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
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 Junice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1917–1966 (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 Junice 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.