Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Juno

Gender Unisex · 80% girls Rank 2025 #1,252 Trend ↑ Rising 64%

From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin.

Rank 2025
#1,252
among girls · ↑135 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
233
named Juno · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,979
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
233 babies
All-time total
2,207
#5,115 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Juno popularity over time

2,207 babies have been named Juno since 1919, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 6 – 6 1 – #4,518
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 17 10 27 3 – #13,190
2000s 108 78 186 19 +589% #3,914
2010s 757 115 872 87 +369% #1,843
2020s (to 2025) 882 234 1,116 186 +113% #1,252

Where Juno 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 193 0.12 outside top 500
2027 207 0.13 outside top 500
2028 218 0.14 outside top 500
2029 229 0.14 outside top 500
2030 239 0.15 outside top 500

Where Juno is most popular

Girls named Juno per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.095 per 1,000. Strongest in Colorado, Washington, and Minnesota.

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 Juno 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
Colorado 30 0.269 +182%
Washington 34 0.235 +147%
Minnesota 23 0.213 +124%
California 120 0.143 +50%
New York 46 0.116 +22%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 +22%
Oregon 5 0.077 -19%
Ohio 18 0.076 -20%
Illinois 16 0.070 -27%
Texas 56 0.070 -27%
New Jersey 12 0.066 -30%
Maryland 7 0.066 -31%
Virginia 11 0.065 -32%
Pennsylvania 15 0.063 -33%
Michigan 11 0.060 -37%
Utah 5 0.060 -37%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -39%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -40%
Florida 24 0.056 -41%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -49%
Tennessee 7 0.044 -54%
Missouri 5 0.041 -56%
Arizona 5 0.036 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Juno

Juno is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,252 in 2025 with 179 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 2,207 American babies have been named Juno, about 80% girls and 20% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 233 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 Juno stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Juno?

The median living Juno is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 2,200 people named Juno are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Juno 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 179 #1,252 54 #2,500
2024 163 #1,387 43 #2,933
2023 170 #1,334 48 #2,716
2022 135 #1,580 36 #3,306
2021 126 #1,658 25 #4,166
2020 109 #1,812 28 #3,764
2019 104 #1,915 20 #4,886
2018 110 #1,843 19 #5,012
2017 91 #2,122 9 #8,489
2016 100 #1,989 6 #11,404
2015 86 #2,203 16 #5,624
2014 49 #3,298 15 #5,864
2013 54 #3,060 14 #6,070
2012 55 #3,060 10 #7,833
2011 61 #2,851 6 #11,536
2010 47 #3,441 – –
2009 40 #3,914 8 #9,416
2008 33 #4,586 12 #6,965
2007 11 #10,447 17 #5,316
2006 7 #14,279 8 #9,132
2005 7 #13,677 11 #6,869
2004 – – 13 #5,975
2003 – – – –
2002 5 #16,695 9 #7,330
2001 – – – –
2000 5 #16,194 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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Famous people named Juno

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

  1. 1 Juno Temple Juno Temple British actress (born 1989) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Juno?

The median living Juno is about 5 years old. Half of all living Junos are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Juno are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Juno are alive in the United States, based on 2,207 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Juno mean?

From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin.

How popular is the name Juno in 2025?

Juno ranked #1,252 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 179 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Juno?

2,207 babies have been named Juno in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Juno most popular?

Juno peaked in 2025, when 233 newborns received the name.

Is Juno a boy or girl name?

Juno is used for both: about 80% of babies named Juno have been girls and 20% boys.

Is the name Juno rising or falling?

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

Will Juno become more popular?

Juno is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 239 girls named Juno 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 Juno?

Well-known people named Juno include Juno Temple (actor).

Names like Juno

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

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