Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Junie

Gender Unisex · 92% girls Rank 2025 #1,488 Trend ↑ Rising 194%
Rank 2025
#1,488
among girls · ↑259 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
152
named Junie · +31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,162
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
152 babies
All-time total
2,052
#4,872 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Junie popularity over time

2,052 babies have been named Junie 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 44 – 44 4 – #776
1890s 75 – 75 8 +70% #774
1900s 76 – 76 8 +1% #1,049
1910s 120 28 148 15 +95% #1,620
1920s 202 75 277 28 +87% #1,543
1930s 135 37 172 17 -38% #1,914
1940s 150 10 160 16 -7% #1,886
1950s 159 5 164 16 +2% #2,217
1960s 59 – 59 6 -64% #3,594
1970s 46 – 46 5 -22% #6,502
1980s 63 – 63 6 +37% #6,416
1990s 17 – 17 2 -73% #12,023
2000s 47 – 47 5 +176% #9,261
2010s 166 – 166 17 +253% #4,107
2020s (to 2025) 525 13 538 90 +440% #1,488

Where Junie 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 174 0.11 outside top 500
2027 205 0.13 outside top 500
2028 235 0.15 outside top 500
2029 264 0.16 outside top 500
2030 292 0.18 outside top 500

Where Junie is most popular

Girls named Junie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio.

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 Junie 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
Missouri 11 0.091 +57%
North Carolina 20 0.088 +51%
Ohio 17 0.072 +23%
Texas 55 0.068 +18%
Georgia 15 0.066 +14%
Florida 25 0.058 ≈ national
California 39 0.046 -20%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -20%
Illinois 10 0.044 -25%
Virginia 6 0.035 -39%
Michigan 6 0.033 -43%
New York 5 0.013 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Junie

Junie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,488 in 2025 with 144 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 2,052 American babies have been named Junie, about 92% girls and 8% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 152 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 Junie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Junie?

The median living Junie is about 8 years old; half are between 2 and 64. An estimated 1,200 people named Junie are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Junie 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 144 #1,488 8 #9,284
2024 116 #1,747 – –
2023 81 #2,280 5 #13,154
2022 66 #2,647 – –
2021 64 #2,691 – –
2020 54 #2,992 – –
2019 35 #4,107 – –
2018 30 #4,616 – –
2017 25 #5,241 – –
2016 18 #6,772 – –
2015 12 #9,207 – –
2014 11 #9,834 – –
2013 7 #13,850 – –
2012 11 #10,044 – –
2011 12 #9,418 – –
2010 5 #18,324 – –
2009 9 #11,926 – –
2008 7 #14,547 – –
2007 13 #9,261 – –
2006 – – – –
2005 7 #13,676 – –
2004 6 #15,013 – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 5 #16,554 – –
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 6 #12,023 – –
1985 9 #7,220 – –
1980 8 #7,715 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 6 #7,462 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 10 #4,304 – –
1955 24 #2,249 – –
1950 11 #3,316 – –
1945 11 #2,831 – –
1940 15 #2,156 – –
1935 10 #2,833 – –
1930 13 #2,484 7 #3,443
1925 18 #2,153 9 #3,032
1920 19 #2,037 8 #3,356
1915 11 #2,617 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 9 #1,358 – –
1900 10 #1,269 – –
1895 6 #1,502 – –
1890 13 #774 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 5 #884 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Junie?

The median living Junie is about 8 years old. Half of all living Junies are between 2 and 64 years old.

How many people named Junie are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Junie are alive in the United States, based on 2,052 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Junie in 2025?

Junie ranked #1,488 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 144 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Junie?

2,052 babies have been named Junie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Junie most popular?

Junie peaked in 2025, when 152 newborns received the name.

Is Junie a boy or girl name?

Junie is used for both: about 92% of babies named Junie have been girls and 8% boys.

Is the name Junie rising or falling?

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

Will Junie become more popular?

Junie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 292 girls named Junie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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