Recorded 1917–1966 Girls' name Peak 1920 229 births

Junice — girls' name

229 babies named Junice in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s1041930s661940s351960s11
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Junice was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

16 babies were named Junice in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Junice

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Junice between 1917 and 1966, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Junice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Junice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Junice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Junice in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Junice 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 229 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.

Junice at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

229

Since 1917

50 years of records

Peak year

1920

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1917

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1966

Junice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1917

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1920)
16
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 19661944193819331929192519211917 8

Junice by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
104 births that decade — 45% of Junice's all-time total
1910s131920s1041930s661940s351960s11

Junice by state

Where Junice concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Junice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
11 4.8%
Minnesota share of Junice's total US births 4.8%

11 of 229 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Junice?
229 babies have been named Junice since 1917. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1920 with 16 births.
When was Junice most popular?
Junice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Junice most popular?
The top states for the name Junice are Minnesota (11 births).
How long has the name Junice been used?
Junice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 50 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Junice?
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, 1917–1966 (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.