Unisex name · since 1921
Junis
Junis has 32 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
32 boys have been named Junis since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junis has been recorded 32 times among boys since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1921 to 1927.
- #25,410 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 32 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junis ranks #25,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Junis's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Junis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Junis's full recorded timeline at 1926, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Junis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1927
- Peak year (1922)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1927.
32 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1922 with 10 births in a single year.
Junis popularity over time - girls
19 total births recorded since 1918 (Junis as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Junis accounts for 37% of total recorded use across both genders.
Junis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Junis's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Junis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (100% of all-time use).
Junis decade highlights
- Peak decade 32 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Junis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1921–1927 (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 Junis 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.
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