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.

#1385
among girls today
1,770
born since 1919
2020s
peak decade
92%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Juno is the #1385 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 #1385 as of the latest data, more common than 92% 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.

  • #1385 among girls today
  • 1,770 born since 1919
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 92% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Juno is currently the #1385 unisex name in America, more common than 92% of girls - 1,770 born since 1919, peaking in the 2020s.

#1385
among girls today
1,770
born since 1919
2020s
peak decade
92%
more common than other girls

Juno vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%92.1%
Juno vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#1385
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Juno was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

179 babies were named Juno in 2025 - its busiest year on record.

How Juno compares

1,770 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,726 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 (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,770 382 567,345
Peak-year births 179 48 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 at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,770

Since 1919

107 years of records

Peak year

2025

179 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,385

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1919

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2025

Juno popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
179
Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
-50050100150200 19192000200720112015201920232025 179

Juno popularity over time - boys

437 total births recorded since 1997 (Juno as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 437 births
0204060 199720042007201120142017202020232025 54

Juno by decade

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

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 882 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Juno vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Juno
Juno vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Juno by state

Where Juno concentrates geographically, total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Juno
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%
California share of Juno's total US births 15.4%
Even split

272 of 1,770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Juno appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juno?
Since 1919, Social Security records show 1,770 babies named Juno. Today it holds rank #1385 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 179 births.
When was Juno most popular?
Juno was most popular in the 2020s decade with 882 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Juno most popular?
The top states for the name Juno are California (272 births), New York (113 births), Texas (94 births).
Is Juno a unisex name?
Yes, Juno is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,770 births, and as a boy's name it has 437 births.
How long has the name Juno been used?
The SSA has tracked Juno since 1919 -- 107 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Juno?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include June, Juniper, Junie, Junia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Juno: #1385 Unisex Name - 1,770 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/juno. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 June 2026.