Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Jupiter

Meaning father Jove Gender Unisex · 63% girls Rank 2025 #2,205 Trend → Stable

From Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous patēr (literally “sky father”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, “father Zeus”)), from…

Rank 2025
#2,205
among girls · ↓117 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
121
named Jupiter · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,134
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
209 babies
All-time total
1,749
#7,026 all-time among girls
First recorded
1981
in Social Security records

Jupiter popularity over time

1,749 babies have been named Jupiter since 1981, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1980s – 5 5 1 – –
1990s – 11 11 1 +120% –
2000s – 24 24 2 +118% –
2010s 417 234 651 65 +2613% #1,855
2020s (to 2025) 682 376 1,058 176 +171% #1,562

Where Jupiter 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 84 0.05 outside top 500
2027 84 0.05 outside top 500
2028 83 0.05 outside top 500
2029 83 0.05 outside top 500
2030 83 0.05 outside top 500

Where Jupiter is most popular

Girls named Jupiter per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.069 per 1,000. Strongest in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Florida.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jupiter 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
Oklahoma 9 0.122 +77%
Missouri 13 0.108 +56%
Florida 40 0.093 +35%
North Carolina 19 0.083 +20%
Georgia 18 0.079 +14%
Texas 59 0.073 +6%
California 51 0.061 -12%
Virginia 10 0.059 -15%
Ohio 12 0.051 -27%
Tennessee 8 0.050 -27%
Colorado 5 0.045 -35%
Indiana 6 0.043 -38%
Washington 6 0.042 -40%
Illinois 6 0.026 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Jupiter

Jupiter is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,205 in 2025 with 84 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1981, 1,749 American babies have been named Jupiter, about 63% girls and 37% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 209 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 Jupiter stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jupiter?

The median living Jupiter is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 1,700 people named Jupiter are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Jupiter 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 84 #2,205 37 #3,212
2024 92 #2,088 66 #2,199
2023 120 #1,716 82 #1,919
2022 136 #1,562 66 #2,207
2021 130 #1,616 79 #1,922
2020 120 #1,700 46 #2,706
2019 109 #1,855 34 #3,390
2018 85 #2,198 47 #2,650
2017 90 #2,137 32 #3,483
2016 78 #2,403 43 #2,813
2015 43 #3,630 26 #4,028
2014 7 #13,755 20 #4,773
2013 – – 9 #8,437
2012 5 #18,125 8 #9,277
2011 – – 7 #10,175
2010 – – 8 #9,224
2009 – – 9 #8,653
2008 – – 5 #13,548
2007 – – – –
2006 – – – –
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2004 – – – –
2003 – – 5 #11,790
2002 – – – –
2001 – – 5 #11,445
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1995 – – 6 #8,320
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jupiter?

The median living Jupiter is about 4 years old. Half of all living Jupiters are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Jupiter are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Jupiter are alive in the United States, based on 1,749 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jupiter mean?

From Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous patēr (literally “sky father”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, “father Zeus”)), from *djous (“day, sky”) + *patēr (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European…

How popular is the name Jupiter in 2025?

Jupiter ranked #2,205 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 84 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jupiter?

1,749 babies have been named Jupiter in the United States since 1981, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jupiter most popular?

Jupiter peaked in 2021, when 209 newborns received the name.

Is Jupiter a boy or girl name?

Jupiter is used for both: about 63% of babies named Jupiter have been girls and 37% boys.

Is the name Jupiter rising or falling?

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

Will Jupiter become more popular?

Jupiter looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 83 girls named Jupiter in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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