Unisex name · since 1919
Juno
Juno has 1,770 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,252 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,770
- born since 1919
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Juno is the #1252 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,770 recorded since 1919.
Juno has 1,770 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1252 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #5,116 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,252 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,770 born since 1919
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juno ranks #5,116 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,252 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,770 born since 1919, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,252 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,770
- born since 1919
- 2020s
- peak decade
Juno's 1,770 recorded births place it above 92.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Juno compares
1,770 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Juno's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Juno | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,770 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 179 | 21 | 19,840 |
Juno's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Juno splits its recorded history at 2012: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 179 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Juno popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 179
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Currently ranks #1252 among girls.
1,770 total births across 107 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 179 births in a single year.
Juno popularity over time - boys
437 total births recorded since 1997 (Juno as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Juno accounts for 20% of total recorded use across both genders.
Juno by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (882 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Juno's strongest decade.
882 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Juno births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 108
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
757 births
- 2020s
2020s
882 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 882 births (50% of all-time use).
Juno decade highlights
- Peak decade 882 births
- Runner-up 757 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Juno 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 Juno's total volume
Juno by state
Where Juno concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 272 | 15.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 113 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 94 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Washington | | 41 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 36 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 36 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 23 | 1.3% |
272 of 1,770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 15.4% of nationwide
- New York 6.4% of nationwide
- Texas 5.3% of nationwide
- Washington 2.3% of nationwide
- Colorado 2.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 23 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Juno appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Juno's data
- California records the most Junos (272 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 Juno: 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 (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Juno 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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