Girls' name · since 1926
Junko
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 117 babies named Junko, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 117
- born since 1926
- 1970s
- peak decade
Junko sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 117 recorded since 1926.
Junko has 117 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1992.
- #25,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 117 born since 1926
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junko ranks #25,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 1926, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 117
- born since 1926
- 1970s
- peak decade
Junko's 117 recorded births place it above 64.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Junko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Junko's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Junko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1992
- Peak year (1971)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Junko by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (65 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Junko's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Junko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 65 births (56% of all-time use).
Junko by state
Where Junko concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 13.7% |
16 of 117 births nationwide.
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What to do with Junko's data
- Junko's decade-level peak was the 1970s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Junkos (16 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 Junko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1926–1992 (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 Junko 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.