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
0%100%Median name50%92.7%
Juno vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Juno's 1,770 recorded births place it above 92.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

23 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
179
Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
050100150200 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

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

births

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

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 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 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 -135, 2.4%-47, 5.8%-39, 11.3%-41, 8.3%-68, 4.5%-99, 5.1%-105, 6.9%-58, 4.8%-32, 7.4%-70, 3%-111, 5%-35, 6.5%-121, 3.5%-36, 6.7%-87, 2.7%Juno-107, 10.1%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. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,116 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,252 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 179 births.
Where does Juno sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

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

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Nearby Names Like Juno

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Juno

Names with a similar popularity rank to Juno

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.

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.