Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Jun

Meaning A diminutive of the male given name Junior Gender Unisex · 10% girls Rank 2025 #3,107 Trend ↑ Rising 79%

A diminutive of the male given name Junior

Rank 2025
#3,107
among boys · ↓127 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Jun · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 43,797
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
50 babies
All-time total
1,608
#4,048 all-time among boys
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Jun popularity over time

1,608 babies have been named Jun since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 6 6 1 – #3,938
1920s – 33 33 3 +450% #3,313
1930s – 17 17 2 -48% #3,354
1940s – 10 10 1 -41% #3,832
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 41 41 4 – #2,959
1970s – 109 109 11 +166% #2,314
1980s 11 187 198 20 +82% #2,113
1990s 10 291 301 30 +52% #2,075
2000s 35 312 347 35 +15% #2,332
2010s 58 233 291 29 -16% #3,476
2020s (to 2025) 42 213 255 43 +46% #2,980

Where Jun is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 43 0.02 outside top 500
2027 46 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 52 0.03 outside top 500
2030 54 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Jun

Jun is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,107 in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 1,608 American babies have been named Jun, about 90% boys and 10% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 50 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jun stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jun?

The median living Jun is about 22 years old; half are between 10 and 34. An estimated 1,500 people named Jun are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jun year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #12,500 39 #3,107
2024 8 #11,597 42 #2,980
2023 – – 40 #3,085
2022 5 #16,418 33 #3,502
2021 10 #9,898 35 #3,328
2020 12 #8,652 24 #4,213
2019 10 #10,090 20 #4,885
2018 – – 26 #4,050
2017 7 #13,345 19 #5,017
2016 8 #12,279 32 #3,476
2015 5 #17,727 19 #4,964
2014 5 #17,776 23 #4,325
2013 6 #15,501 20 #4,713
2012 – – 22 #4,464
2011 11 #10,041 22 #4,432
2010 6 #15,910 30 #3,582
2009 – – 17 #5,424
2008 – – 38 #3,077
2007 6 #16,447 39 #3,001
2006 8 #12,939 33 #3,273
2005 – – 31 #3,281
2004 6 #15,012 22 #4,070
2003 – – 46 #2,332
2002 10 #9,847 30 #3,053
2001 5 #16,553 28 #3,186
2000 – – 28 #3,116
1995 – – 24 #2,976
1990 – – 30 #2,347
1985 – – 12 #3,691
1980 – – 20 #2,485
1975 – – 9 #3,791
1970 – – 8 #3,673
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 6 #3,805
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jun

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jun Ji-hyun Jun Ji-hyun South Korean actress (born 1981) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jun Matsumoto Jun Matsumoto Japanese singer, actor, radio host (born 1983) Contemporary
  3. 3 Jun Fukuyama Japanese voice actor (born 1978) Contemporary
  4. 4 Jun. K Jun. K South Korean singer b. 1988 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Jun Maeda Jun Maeda Japanese screenwriter, lyricist, and composer (born 1975) Contemporary
  6. 6 Jun Hyo-seong Jun Hyo-seong South Korean singer (born 1989) Contemporary
  7. 7 Jun Mizutani Jun Mizutani Japanese table tennis player (born 1989) Contemporary
  8. 8 Jun Marques Davidson Jun Marques Davidson Japanese footballer b. 1983 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Jun Nishikawa Japanese footballer (born 2002) Contemporary
  10. 10 Jun Amano Japanese footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  11. 11 Jun Suzuki Japanese footballer and manager b. 1961 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Jun Suzuki Japanese footballer b. 1989 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Jun Aoyama Japanese footballer b. 1988 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Jun Uruno Japanese footballer b. 1979 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Jun Naito Japanese footballer b. 1970 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Jun Uchida Japanese footballer b. 1977 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Jun Ando Japanese footballer b. 1984 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Jun Tanaka Japanese footballer b. 1983 · Contemporary
  19. 19 Jun Mizuno Soccer player, Japan b. 1974 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Jun Ideguchi Japanese footballer b. 1979 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jun, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jun?

The median living Jun is about 22 years old. Half of all living Juns are between 10 and 34 years old.

How many people named Jun are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Jun are alive in the United States, based on 1,608 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jun mean?

A diminutive of the male given name Junior

How popular is the name Jun in 2025?

Jun ranked #3,107 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 39 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jun?

1,608 babies have been named Jun in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jun most popular?

Jun peaked in 2024, when 50 newborns received the name.

Is Jun a boy or girl name?

Jun is used for both: about 10% of babies named Jun have been girls and 90% boys.

Is the name Jun rising or falling?

Jun is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jun become more popular?

Jun is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 54 boys named Jun in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jun?

Well-known people named Jun include Jun Ji-hyun (actor), Jun Matsumoto (actor), Jun Fukuyama (actor).

Names like Jun

Names that sound and feel close to Jun: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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