Boys' name · since 1922
Juvenal
Juvenal has 1,267 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,267
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
Juvenal currently ranks #8325 among boys' names in America, with 1,267 babies recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juvenal has been recorded 1,267 times among boys since 1922, currently ranked #8325 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #4,408 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,325 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,267 born since 1922
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juvenal ranks #4,408 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,325 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,267 born since 1922, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,267
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
Juvenal's 1,267 recorded births place it above 90.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Juvenal compares
1,267 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Juvenal's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Juvenal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,267 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Juvenal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Juvenal splits its recorded history at 1986: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Juvenal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Juvenal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (349 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Juvenal's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Juvenal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 66
1960s
66 births
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
197 births
- 1990s
1990s
349 births
- 2000s
2000s
242 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 349 births (28% of all-time use).
How Juvenal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Juvenal's total volume
Juvenal by state
Where Juvenal concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 480 | 37.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 118 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.3% |
480 of 1,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Juvenal's data
- Juvenal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (349 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Juvenals (480 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 Juvenal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Juvenal 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.