Juny
A feminine name of uncertain origin, potentially related to the month of June.
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Juny. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Juny today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Juny births was 2008 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Juny. 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
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Juny. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2008
5 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2008 SSA rank
#13,547
Tracked since 2008
Census
Juny in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 176 people with the first name Juny, which placed it at #41,537 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
#41,537
National first-name rank
People counted
176
176 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
50.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Juny
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Juny is Hispanic at 50.0%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (23.9%) and Black (13.6%). 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 Juny 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 Juny at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino50.0% · 88
- Asian and Pacific Islander23.9% · 42
- Black or African American13.6% · 24
- White11.9% · 21
- Two or more races0.6% · 1
Popularity
Juny: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Juny 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 Juny during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Juny
The name Juny has its origins in the Latin language and can be traced back to ancient Roman times. It is derived from the Latin word "junius," which means "young" or "youthful." This connection to youth and vitality has been a defining characteristic of the name throughout its history.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Juny appears in the writings of the Roman historian Livy, who chronicled the events of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. Livy mentions a Roman consul named Junius Brutus, who played a pivotal role in the overthrow of the tyrannical Tarquin kings and the establishment of the Roman Republic.
In medieval times, the name Juny saw some usage among European nobility and aristocracy. One notable example is Juny de Montfort, a 13th-century French noblewoman who was a prominent figure during the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France.
The name Juny has also been associated with various religious figures throughout history. In the 6th century AD, there was a Christian saint named Juny of Amiens, who served as the Bishop of Amiens in modern-day France. His feast day is celebrated on May 16th in the Catholic Church.
During the Renaissance period, the name Juny gained popularity among artists and intellectuals. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Juny Buonarroti, the nephew of the renowned Italian artist Michelangelo. Juny Buonarroti was born in 1528 and became a successful sculptor and architect in his own right, working on projects in Florence and Rome.
Another notable figure with the name Juny was Juny Soler, a 17th-century Spanish painter and engraver. Soler was born in Valencia in 1635 and is best known for his religious paintings and engravings, which adorned churches and monasteries throughout Spain.
As the name Juny has a rich history spanning various cultures and time periods, it has been borne by many other individuals over the centuries, each contributing to the diverse tapestry of this unique and evocative name.
People
Juny + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Juny 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
Juny: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Juny?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Juny 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Juny a common name?
We classify Juny as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Juny most popular?
The single biggest year for Juny was 2008, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Juny is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Juny in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 176 people with the name Juny, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,537 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 Juny 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 Juny?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Juny on both sides of the split. Of the 179 people counted with this name, 51 were male (28.5%) and 128 were female (71.5%). 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 Juny?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Juny is Hispanic at 50.0%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (23.9%) and Black (13.6%). 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 Juny most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Juny in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.0% (88 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 Juny in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Juny a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Juny in the SSA data are male. 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 Juny still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Juny 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 Juny 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 common is the name Juny?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.