Juni
A feminine name stemming from the Latin word for "June".
Name Census estimates that about 392 living Americans carry the first name Juni. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 83.5% of registrations being female. The average person named Juni today is around 7 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Juni births was 2023 (73 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Juni. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Juni with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
392
~ 1 in 874,373 Americans
Peak year
2023
73 babies that year
Average age
7
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,129
Tracked since 2002
Census
Juni in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 458 people with the first name Juni, which placed it at #21,926 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,926
National first-name rank
People counted
458
458 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
34.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Juni
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Juni is Asian/Pacific Islander at 34.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.0%) and White (21.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Juni described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Juni at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander34.9% · 160
- Hispanic or Latino24.0% · 110
- White21.8% · 100
- Black or African American9.6% · 44
- Two or more races9.4% · 43
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Juni
Juni leans heavily female at 83.5% of total registrations, but 65 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Juni as a male name
- Ranked #11,575 in 2024
- 6 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (10 births)
Juni as a female name
- Ranked #3,129 in 2024
- 51 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (63 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Juni on both sides of the split. Of the 457 people counted with this name, 144 were male (31.5%) and 313 were female (68.5%).
Popularity
Juni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Juni from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 252 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Juni by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Juni during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Junis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Minnesota recorded the most babies named Juni, while Minnesota, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Juni
Juni is a given name with origins tracing back to ancient Rome. It is derived from the Latin word "Junius," which referred to the Roman month of June. This month was likely named after the Roman goddess Juno, the protector of the state and patron of marriage and childbirth.
The name Juni has been recorded in various historical texts and records throughout the centuries. One of the earliest known mentions is in the writings of the Roman historian Livy, who lived from 59 BC to 17 AD. He documented the exploits of Junius Brutus, one of the founders of the Roman Republic.
During the Middle Ages, the name Juni appeared in several religious texts and chronicles. One notable example is the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the 8th to the 13th century, which includes references to individuals named Juni or variations such as Junius.
In the Renaissance period, the name Juni gained popularity among the aristocracy and intellectual circles. One famous bearer of the name was Juni Palladio (1508-1580), an influential Italian Renaissance architect who designed numerous churches and palaces in Venice and the surrounding areas.
Another notable figure was Juni Zabarella (1533-1589), an Italian philosopher and logician who made significant contributions to the field of logic and the study of Aristotelian philosophy.
During the Enlightenment era, the name Juni was associated with several prominent thinkers and scholars. Juni Bonhoeffer (1720-1789), a German jurist and philosopher, was known for his works on natural law and legal theory.
In the 19th century, Juni Gonzalez (1812-1887), a Cuban writer and poet, gained recognition for his contributions to the literary movement known as the "Costumbrismo" in Latin American literature.
Another noteworthy figure was Juni Vallon (1828-1898), a French painter and illustrator who was part of the Barbizon school of landscape painting.
People
Juni + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Juni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Juni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Juni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 392 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Juni going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 874,373 US residents.
Is Juni a common name?
We classify Juni as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 395 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Juni most popular?
The single biggest year for Juni was 2023, when 73 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Juni is about 7 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Juni in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 458 people with the name Juni, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,926 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Juni in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Juni?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Juni on both sides of the split. Of the 457 people counted with this name, 144 were male (31.5%) and 313 were female (68.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Juni?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Juni is Asian/Pacific Islander at 34.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.0%) and White (21.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Juni most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Juni in the 2020 Census, accounting for 34.9% (160 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Juni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Juni a female name?
Yes, 83.5% of people registered as Juni in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Juni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Juni in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Juni can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Juni?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.