girls' name ★ peaked 1925

June

Meaning Juno Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #150 Trend ↑ Rising 31%

From Middle English June, june, re-Latinised variants of earlier Middle English Juyn, juyng, from Old French juing, juin, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess…

Rank 2025
#150
among girls · ↑2 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,044
named June · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 813
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1925
6,723 babies
All-time total
209,183
#196 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

June popularity over time

209,183 babies have been named June since 1880, 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
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 315 95 410 41 – #294
1890s 788 111 899 90 +119% #281
1900s 1,556 109 1,665 167 +85% #236
1910s 19,244 439 19,683 1,968 +1082% #64
1920s 56,482 763 57,245 5,725 +191% #39
1930s 40,745 561 41,306 4,131 -28% #44
1940s 25,168 283 25,451 2,545 -38% #82
1950s 21,101 211 21,312 2,131 -16% #137
1960s 11,233 124 11,357 1,136 -47% #208
1970s 3,518 91 3,609 361 -68% #406
1980s 1,744 108 1,852 185 -49% #719
1990s 967 124 1,091 109 -41% #1,410
2000s 1,836 105 1,941 194 +78% #663
2010s 10,253 162 10,415 1,042 +437% #201
2020s (to 2025) 10,606 341 10,947 1,825 +75% #150

Where June is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 2,076 1.29 #142
2027 2,164 1.35 #133
2028 2,241 1.39 #122
2029 2,309 1.44 #118
2030 2,369 1.47 #116

Where June is most popular

Girls named June per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.11 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, District of Columbia, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named June born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Montana 57 4.21 +278%
District of Columbia 44 3.71 +234%
Utah 264 3.17 +185%
Vermont 15 3.09 +178%
Maine 47 3.04 +173%
Alaska 25 2.90 +161%
Oregon 186 2.86 +157%
Rhode Island 34 2.72 +144%
Minnesota 291 2.70 +142%
Idaho 88 2.63 +136%
North Dakota 34 2.59 +132%
Colorado 264 2.37 +113%
Nebraska 83 2.31 +107%
Delaware 25 2.20 +98%
Washington 318 2.20 +98%
Iowa 127 2.17 +95%
South Dakota 31 2.17 +95%
New Hampshire 39 2.11 +90%
Wisconsin 193 1.87 +68%
Missouri 225 1.87 +68%
Kansas 101 1.75 +57%
Hawaii 19 1.66 +49%
Massachusetts 198 1.64 +47%
Ohio 377 1.59 +43%
Michigan 286 1.57 +41%
Indiana 217 1.55 +39%
Arkansas 81 1.53 +38%
Illinois 338 1.48 +33%
Virginia 242 1.42 +28%
Tennessee 223 1.41 +26%
Kentucky 118 1.38 +24%
Pennsylvania 314 1.33 +19%
Oklahoma 95 1.29 +16%
Connecticut 74 1.27 +14%
South Carolina 114 1.27 +14%
North Carolina 282 1.24 +11%
New Mexico 30 1.23 +11%
Arizona 173 1.23 +11%
California 1,022 1.22 +9%
Maryland 120 1.13 ≈ national
Louisiana 99 1.13 ≈ national
Nevada 51 1.10 ≈ national
West Virginia 27 1.03 -7%
Texas 816 1.01 -9%
Georgia 226 0.995 -11%
Alabama 83 0.884 -21%
Mississippi 40 0.855 -23%
Florida 361 0.844 -24%
New York 324 0.818 -26%
New Jersey 131 0.726 -35%
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of June

June is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #150 in 2025 with 1,978 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 209,183 American babies have been named June. Its peak came in 1925, when 6,723 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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 June stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named June?

The median living June is about 68 years old; half are between 16 and 80. An estimated 86 thousand people named June are alive in the United States today.

median 68 020406080100

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

June 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 1,978 #150 66 #2,172
2024 1,963 #152 63 #2,276
2023 1,703 #171 77 #1,993
2022 1,707 #172 53 #2,578
2021 1,678 #176 40 #3,047
2020 1,577 #182 42 #2,863
2019 1,517 #201 32 #3,528
2018 1,351 #242 22 #4,536
2017 1,301 #244 18 #5,200
2016 1,188 #268 16 #5,668
2015 1,133 #281 16 #5,623
2014 1,050 #318 11 #7,280
2013 869 #364 11 #7,280
2012 715 #437 13 #6,482
2011 631 #468 15 #5,810
2010 498 #589 8 #9,223
2009 442 #663 14 #6,264
2008 321 #871 13 #6,586
2007 237 #1,097 11 #7,339
2006 199 #1,211 8 #9,130
2005 115 #1,725 10 #7,388
2004 112 #1,728 10 #7,259
2003 93 #1,956 10 #6,980
2002 107 #1,716 6 #10,013
2001 96 #1,840 6 #9,897
2000 114 #1,566 17 #4,482
1995 88 #1,675 6 #8,318
1990 100 #1,536 16 #3,694
1985 178 #895 9 #4,509
1980 233 #719 6 #5,892
1975 300 #561 13 #2,995
1970 565 #406 11 #2,979
1965 1,050 #268 15 #2,126
1960 1,645 #208 17 #2,012
1955 2,149 #164 24 #1,589
1950 2,290 #137 20 #1,682
1945 2,071 #121 26 #1,313
1940 2,949 #82 37 #1,083
1935 3,839 #55 44 #960
1930 5,094 #47 79 #701
1925 6,649 #39 74 #771
1920 4,911 #53 73 #778
1915 2,139 #96 46 #920
1910 295 #218 12 #961
1905 148 #272 7 #1,038
1900 126 #291 9 #942
1895 77 #326 10 #724
1890 63 #319 8 #785
1885 34 #345 8 #736
1880 14 #458 9 #661

Famous people named June

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

  1. 1 June Lockhart June Lockhart American actress (1925–2025) Contemporary
  2. 2 June Carter Cash June Carter Cash American singer (1929–2003) Contemporary
  3. 3 June Squibb June Squibb American actress (born 1929) Contemporary
  4. 4 June Allyson June Allyson American actress (1917–2006) Contemporary
  5. 5 June Foray June Foray American voice actress (1917–2017) Contemporary
  6. 6 June Whitfield June Whitfield English actress (1925–2018) Contemporary
  7. 7 June Haver June Haver American actress (1926–2005) Contemporary
  8. 8 June Havoc June Havoc American actress, vaudeville performer and memoirist (1912–2010) Contemporary
  9. 9 June Gable American character actress (born 1945) Contemporary
  10. 10 June Marlowe June Marlowe American actress (1903–1984) Contemporary
  11. 11 June Christy June Christy American singer (1925–1990) Contemporary
  12. 12 June Almeida June Almeida Scottish virologist (1930–2007) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average June?

The median living June is about 68 years old. Half of all living Junes are between 16 and 80 years old.

How many people named June are alive today?

An estimated 86 thousand people named June are alive in the United States, based on 209,183 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name June mean?

From Middle English June, june, re-Latinised variants of earlier Middle English Juyn, juyng, from Old French juing, juin, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“Juno”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō, from…

How popular is the name June in 2025?

June ranked #150 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,978 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named June?

209,183 babies have been named June in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name June most popular?

June peaked in 1925, when 6,723 newborns received the name.

Is June a boy or girl name?

June is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name June rising or falling?

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

Will June become more popular?

June is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,369 girls named June in 2030, which would rank around #116. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named June?

Well-known people named June include June Lockhart (actor), June Carter Cash (actor), June Squibb (actor).

Names like June

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

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