Girls' name · since 1969
Juniper
Juniper has 21,856 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #100 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,856
- born since 1969
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Juniper is the #100 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 21,856 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juniper has been recorded 21,856 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #100 nationally and more common than 99.4% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #1,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #100 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,856 born since 1969
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juniper ranks #1,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #100 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,856 born since 1969, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #100 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,856
- born since 1969
- 2020s
- peak decade
Juniper's 21,856 recorded births place it above 98.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Juniper compares
21,856 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 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
Juniper's all-time total is 58x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Juniper | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,856 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,618 | 21 | 19,840 |
Juniper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Juniper's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 2,618, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Juniper popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 2,618
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Juniper popularity over time - boys
261 total births recorded since 2012 (Juniper as boys' name)
Juniper by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (13,644 births, 62% of the file).
2020s was Juniper's strongest decade.
13,644 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Juniper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 126
1970s
126 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 619
2000s
619 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,356 births
- 2020s
2020s
13,644 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13,644 births (62% of all-time use).
How Juniper 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 Juniper's total volume
Juniper by state
Where Juniper concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,405 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,324 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Washington | | 1,139 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Oregon | | 936 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 854 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 815 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 777 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 752 | 3.4% |
2,405 of 21,856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Juniper appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Juniper's data
- California records the most Junipers (2,405 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Juniper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Juniper 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.