Juno
A feminine name of Latin origin relating to the Roman goddess of marriage.
Name Census estimates that about 1,952 living Americans carry the first name Juno. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 80.7% of registrations being female. The average person named Juno today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Juno births was 2023 (218 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Juno. 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.
Key insights
- • Juno is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 9 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.0K
~ 1 in 175,591 Americans
Peak year
2023
218 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,382
Tracked since 1919
Gender
Gender distribution for Juno
Juno leans heavily female at 80.7% of total registrations, but 381 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Juno as a male name
- Ranked #3,009 in 2024
- 41 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (48 births)
Juno as a female name
- Ranked #1,382 in 2024
- 163 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (170 births)
Popularity
Juno: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Juno from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 881 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
Juno 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 Juno during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Junos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 21 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Juno, while Utah, New Jersey, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 36 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Juno
The name Juno has its origins in ancient Roman mythology and religion. It is derived from the Latin word "iuno", which means "queen of heaven". Juno was the Roman goddess of marriage, childbirth, and fertility, as well as the patron deity of Rome itself.
The cult of Juno was one of the oldest and most widely revered in ancient Rome. Her worship can be traced back to the 8th century BC, and she was venerated alongside Jupiter and Minerva as part of the Capitoline Triad, the three most important deities in the Roman pantheon.
Juno's name appears prominently in various ancient Roman texts, including the works of poets like Ovid and Virgil. She is also mentioned in the Aeneid, the epic poem written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, which recounts the story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who survived the fall of Troy and traveled to Italy, where he became an ancestor of the Roman people.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Juno being used as a personal name dates back to the 1st century AD. A Roman woman named Juno Claudia is mentioned in an inscription found in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried under volcanic ash during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Juno. One of the most famous was Juno Lucina (lived c. 186 BC), a Roman woman who was said to have been the first to give birth to twins. Another was Juno Moneta (lived c. 345 BC), a Roman woman who warned the Romans of an impending attack by the Gauls, leading to the establishment of the Temple of Juno Moneta, which later became the Roman mint.
In more recent times, the name Juno has been borne by individuals such as Juno Temple (born 1989), an English actress known for her roles in films like "Atonement" and "Maleficent", and Juno Reactor (formed in 1990), an electronic music group from England.
Juno has also been used as a name for various celestial bodies, including an asteroid discovered in 1804 and the third-largest moon of Jupiter, which was named after the Roman goddess.
People
Juno + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Juno 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
Juno: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Juno?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,952 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Juno 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 175,591 US residents.
Is Juno a common name?
We classify Juno as "Rare". It ranks above 93.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,972 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Juno most popular?
The single biggest year for Juno was 2023, when 218 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Juno is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Juno a female name?
Yes, 80.7% of people registered as Juno 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.
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.