Recorded 1921–1927 Unisex name Peak 1922 32 births

Junis — boys' name

32 babies named Junis in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s32
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Junis was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

10 babies were named Junis in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Junis

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Junis between 1921 and 1927, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Junis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Junis is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 19 additional births since 1918.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Junis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Junis 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 32 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.

Junis at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

32

Since 1921

7 years of records

Peak year

1922

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1921

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1927

Junis popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1921

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1922)
10
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
567891011 1927192619221921 9

Junis popularity over time — girls

19 total births recorded since 1918 (Junis as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 19 births
45678910 193519341918 5

Junis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 100% of Junis's all-time total
1920s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Junis?
32 babies have been named Junis since 1921. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1922 with 10 births.
When was Junis most popular?
Junis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Is Junis a unisex name?
Yes, Junis is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 32 births, and as a girl's name it has 19 births.
How long has the name Junis been used?
Junis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 7 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Junis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Junior, Junius, June, Junious, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1921–1927 (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.