Junior

Given to 43,182 US babies since 1882

▲ Rising +28% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#752
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
343
boys 343
Peak year
1926
1,590 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
43,182
since 1882

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Junior was most popular in 1926, when 1,590 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 343 babies were named Junior, ranking #752 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 28%.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1926 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Junior was most popular in 1926, when 1,590 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 343 babies were named Junior, ranking #752 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 28%.00.511.521880192019602000Peak 1926

Junior was most popular in 1926, when 1,590 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 343 babies were named Junior, ranking #752 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 28%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 343 752
2024 <5 — 398 683
2023 <5 — 357 735
2022 <5 — 327 773
2021 <5 — 347 737
2020 <5 — 324 748
2019 <5 — 275 820
2018 <5 — 286 792
2017 <5 — 253 862
2016 <5 — 284 809
2015 <5 — 275 822
2014 <5 — 278 817
2013 <5 — 296 762
2012 <5 — 272 814
2011 <5 — 285 784
2010 <5 — 291 768
2009 <5 — 336 708
2008 <5 — 381 641
2007 <5 — 401 617
2006 <5 — 379 625
2005 <5 — 370 609
2004 <5 — 316 649
2003 <5 — 311 647
2002 <5 — 311 631
2001 <5 — 270 671
2000 <5 — 265 673
1999 <5 — 206 771
1998 <5 — 213 753
1997 <5 — 214 725
1996 <5 — 209 732
1995 5 13386 224 709
1994 <5 — 182 786
1993 <5 — 169 812
1992 <5 — 181 775
1991 <5 — 158 824
1990 <5 — 152 828
1989 <5 — 142 839
1988 <5 — 144 789
1987 <5 — 135 798
1986 <5 — 114 848
1985 <5 — 111 856
1984 <5 — 101 874
1983 <5 — 107 843
1982 <5 — 132 764
1981 <5 — 107 851
1980 <5 — 120 800
1979 <5 — 91 917
1978 <5 — 83 950
1977 <5 — 102 847
1976 <5 — 104 820
1975 <5 — 80 916
1974 <5 — 87 856
1973 <5 — 100 792
1972 <5 — 84 877
1971 <5 — 114 767
1970 <5 — 103 800
1969 <5 — 135 676
1968 <5 — 102 736
1967 <5 — 110 705
1966 <5 — 135 635
1965 <5 — 149 622
1964 <5 — 173 601
1963 <5 — 158 620
1962 <5 — 177 586
1961 <5 — 192 567
1960 <5 — 204 551
1959 <5 — 184 580
1958 <5 — 201 543
1957 <5 — 243 499
1956 <5 — 230 499
1955 <5 — 232 482
1954 <5 — 263 446
1953 <5 — 225 469
1952 <5 — 254 441
1951 <5 — 269 416
1950 <5 — 274 407
1949 <5 — 284 399
1948 <5 — 329 373
1947 <5 — 388 347
1946 <5 — 351 345
1945 <5 — 401 298
1944 <5 — 392 303
1943 <5 — 416 304
1942 <5 — 416 297
1941 <5 — 398 290
1940 6 3863 429 271
1939 <5 — 464 249
1938 7 3450 517 231
1937 <5 — 562 212
1936 8 3103 637 194
1935 5 4204 677 191
1934 7 3449 816 170
1933 <5 — 822 168
1932 15 2130 1,116 145
1931 12 2427 1,068 150
1930 7 3658 1,325 135
1929 14 2301 1,442 120
1928 17 2094 1,493 120
1927 19 2026 1,588 119
1926 14 2474 1,590 117
1925 13 2617 1,545 115
1924 13 2661 1,495 121
1923 12 2732 1,172 139
1922 12 2780 1,024 149
1921 <5 — 877 167
1920 9 3340 699 193
1919 <5 — 508 235
1918 <5 — 389 270
1917 <5 — 268 332
1916 <5 — 199 394
1915 <5 — 148 450
1914 <5 — 96 500
1913 <5 — 67 523
1912 <5 — 56 532
1911 <5 — 33 514
1910 <5 — 36 456
1909 <5 — 20 590
1908 <5 — 27 475
1907 <5 — 16 634
1906 <5 — 18 547
1905 <5 — 18 549
1904 <5 — 12 686
1903 <5 — 9 783
1902 <5 — 14 583
1901 <5 — 13 559
1900 <5 — 15 649
1899 <5 — 9 714
1898 <5 — 7 885
1897 <5 — 8 787
1896 <5 — 11 674
1895 <5 — 6 978
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — 7 836
1892 <5 — 11 641
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — <5 —
1889 <5 — <5 —
1888 <5 — 7 815
1887 <5 — <5 —
1886 <5 — <5 —
1885 <5 — 7 765
1884 <5 — <5 —
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — 9 652

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Where Junior is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years