Unisex name · since 1880

Junie

1,884 babies named Junie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1743
among girls today
1,884
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
90%
more common than other girls

1,884 babies have been named Junie since 1880, making it today's #1743 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junie has been recorded 1,884 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1743 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1743 among girls today
  • 1,884 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 90% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Junie is currently the #1743 unisex name in America, more common than 90% of girls - 1,884 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#1743
among girls today
1,884
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
90%
more common than other girls

Junie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%90.1%
Junie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#1743
of 17,726 girls in use

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

2020s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Junie was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

144 babies were named Junie in 2025 - its busiest year on record.

How Junie compares

1,884 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,726 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

Junie's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Junie Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,884 382 567,345
Peak-year births 144 48 19,840

Junie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Junie splits its recorded history at 1947: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 144 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Junie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,884

Since 1880

146 years of records

Peak year

2025

144 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,743

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1880

Recorded for 146 years

Last year on file: 2025

Junie popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
144
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
-50050100150200 188019001918193319481963198420122025 144

Junie popularity over time - boys

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

Unisex variant - 168 births
468101214 1913192019241928193219442025 8

Junie by decade

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

2020s was Junie's strongest decade.

525 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Junie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 525 births (28% of all-time use).

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

How Junie 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 Junie's total volume

Junie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Junie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 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 Junie
Junie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 Texas
55 2.9%
#2 California
50 2.7%
#3 Florida
35 1.9%
#4 North Carolina
33 1.8%
#5 Georgia
20 1.1%
#6 Ohio
17 0.9%
#7 Kentucky
14 0.7%
#8 Missouri
11 0.6%
Texas share of Junie's total US births 2.9%
Even split

55 of 1,884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Junie appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Junie?
Junie has been given to 1,884 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #1743 as of the latest data. 144 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Junie most popular?
Junie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 525 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Junie most popular?
The top states for the name Junie are Texas (55 births), California (50 births), Florida (35 births).
Is Junie a unisex name?
Yes, Junie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,884 births, and as a boy's name it has 168 births.
How long has the name Junie been used?
Junie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Junie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include June, Juniper, Juno, Junia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Junie's data

  • Texas records the most Junies (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Junie: #1743 Unisex Name - 1,884 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/junie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Junie 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 June 2026.