US rank #1737 Unisex name Peak 2024 1,739 births

Junie — #1737 US unisex name

1,739 babies named Junie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s441890s751900s761910s1201920s2021930s1351940s1501950s1591960s591970s461980s631990s172000s472010s1662020s380
#1737
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Junie was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

116 babies were named Junie in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Junie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,739 babies named Junie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Junie currently holds the #1737 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 116 babies received it in a single year. Junie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 160 additional births since 1913.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Junie performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 380 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Junie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Junie in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Junie 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 1,739 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.

Junie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,739

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

116 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,737

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Junie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
116
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-50050100150 202420091981196019451930191518971880 5

Junie popularity over time — boys

160 total births recorded since 1913 (Junie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 160 births
468101214 202319441933193019271924192119171913 7

Junie by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
380 births that decade — 22% of Junie's all-time total
1880s441890s751900s761910s1201920s2021930s1351940s1501950s1591960s591970s461980s631990s172000s472010s1662020s380

Junie by state

Where Junie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Junie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 2.5%
#2 Texas
34 2.0%
#3 North Carolina
28 1.6%
#4 Florida
26 1.5%
#5 Kentucky
14 0.8%
#6 Georgia
11 0.6%
#7 Ohio
8 0.5%
#8 Michigan
6 0.3%
California share of Junie's total US births 2.5%
Even split

43 of 1,739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Junie appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Junie?
1,739 babies have been named Junie since 1880. It currently ranks #1737 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 116 births.
When was Junie most popular?
Junie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 380 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Junie most popular?
The top states for the name Junie are California (43 births), Texas (34 births), North Carolina (28 births).
Is Junie a unisex name?
Yes, Junie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,739 births, and as a boy's name it has 160 births.
How long has the name Junie been used?
Junie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Junie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include June, Juniper, Juno, Junita, 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, 1880–2024 (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.