Junior
- Last seen for girls in 1995 at #13,386
- #752 for boys in 2025, 343 births
- Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1925 · 1,545 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 42,987since 1882
Junior over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Junior has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #752 | 343 | |
| 2024 | — | #683 | 398 | |
| 2023 | — | #735 | 357 | |
| 2022 | — | #773 | 327 | |
| 2021 | — | #737 | 347 | |
| 2020 | — | #748 | 324 | |
| 2019 | — | #820 | 275 | |
| 2018 | — | #792 | 286 | |
| 2017 | — | #862 | 253 | |
| 2016 | — | #809 | 284 | |
| 2015 | — | #822 | 275 | |
| 2014 | — | #817 | 278 | |
| 2013 | — | #762 | 296 | |
| 2012 | — | #814 | 272 | |
| 2011 | — | #784 | 285 | |
| 2010 | — | #768 | 291 | |
| 2009 | — | #708 | 336 | |
| 2008 | — | #641 | 381 | |
| 2007 | — | #617 | 401 | |
| 2006 | — | #625 | 379 | |
| 2005 | — | #609 | 370 | |
| 2004 | — | #649 | 316 | |
| 2003 | — | #647 | 311 | |
| 2002 | — | #631 | 311 | |
| 2001 | — | #671 | 270 | |
| 2000 | — | #673 | 265 | |
| 1999 | — | #771 | 206 | |
| 1998 | — | #753 | 213 | |
| 1997 | — | #725 | 214 | |
| 1996 | — | #732 | 209 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #709 | 224 |
| 1994 | — | #786 | 182 | |
| 1993 | — | #812 | 169 | |
| 1992 | — | #775 | 181 | |
| 1991 | — | #824 | 158 | |
| 1990 | — | #828 | 152 | |
| 1989 | — | #839 | 142 | |
| 1988 | — | #789 | 144 | |
| 1987 | — | #798 | 135 | |
| 1986 | — | #848 | 114 | |
| 1985 | — | #856 | 111 | |
| 1984 | — | #874 | 101 | |
| 1983 | — | #843 | 107 | |
| 1982 | — | #764 | 132 | |
| 1981 | — | #851 | 107 | |
| 1980 | — | #800 | 120 | |
| 1979 | — | #917 | 91 | |
| 1978 | — | #950 | 83 | |
| 1977 | — | #847 | 102 | |
| 1976 | — | #820 | 104 | |
| 1975 | — | #916 | 80 | |
| 1974 | — | #856 | 87 | |
| 1973 | — | #792 | 100 | |
| 1972 | — | #877 | 84 | |
| 1971 | — | #767 | 114 | |
| 1970 | — | #800 | 103 | |
| 1969 | — | #676 | 135 | |
| 1968 | — | #736 | 102 | |
| 1967 | — | #705 | 110 | |
| 1966 | — | #635 | 135 | |
| 1965 | — | #622 | 149 | |
| 1964 | — | #601 | 173 | |
| 1963 | — | #620 | 158 | |
| 1962 | — | #586 | 177 | |
| 1961 | — | #567 | 192 | |
| 1960 | — | #551 | 204 | |
| 1959 | — | #580 | 184 | |
| 1958 | — | #543 | 201 | |
| 1957 | — | #499 | 243 | |
| 1956 | — | #499 | 230 | |
| 1955 | — | #482 | 232 | |
| 1954 | — | #446 | 263 | |
| 1953 | — | #469 | 225 | |
| 1952 | — | #441 | 254 | |
| 1951 | — | #416 | 269 | |
| 1950 | — | #407 | 274 | |
| 1949 | — | #399 | 284 | |
| 1948 | — | #373 | 329 | |
| 1947 | — | #347 | 388 | |
| 1946 | — | #345 | 351 | |
| 1945 | — | #298 | 401 | |
| 1944 | — | #303 | 392 | |
| 1943 | — | #304 | 416 | |
| 1942 | — | #297 | 416 | |
| 1941 | — | #290 | 398 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #271 | 429 |
| 1939 | — | #249 | 464 | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #231 | 517 |
| 1937 | — | #212 | 562 | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #194 | 637 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #191 | 677 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #170 | 816 |
| 1933 | — | #168 | 822 | |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | #145 | 1,116 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #150 | 1,068 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #135 | 1,325 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #120 | 1,442 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | #120 | 1,493 |
| 1927 | #2,026 | 19 | #119 | 1,588 |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | #117 | 1,590 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #115 | 1,545 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | #121 | 1,495 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #139 | 1,172 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #149 | 1,024 |
| 1921 | — | #167 | 877 | |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #193 | 699 |
| 1919 | — | #235 | 508 | |
| 1918 | — | #270 | 389 | |
| 1917 | — | #332 | 268 | |
| 1916 | — | #394 | 199 | |
| 1915 | — | #450 | 148 | |
| 1914 | — | #500 | 96 | |
| 1913 | — | #523 | 67 | |
| 1912 | — | #532 | 56 | |
| 1911 | — | #514 | 33 | |
| 1910 | — | #456 | 36 | |
| 1909 | — | #590 | 20 | |
| 1908 | — | #475 | 27 | |
| 1907 | — | #634 | 16 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #549 | 18 | |
| 1904 | — | #686 | 12 | |
| 1903 | — | #783 | 9 | |
| 1902 | — | #583 | 14 | |
| 1901 | — | #559 | 13 | |
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Junior! It came in at #652, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Junior is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Massachusetts#438 · 1 in 2,456
- Nevada#516 · 1 in 2,259
- Oklahoma#552 · 1 in 2,526
- North Carolina#569 · 1 in 3,028
- Wisconsin#570 · 1 in 2,929
Best ever in a state: #26 in West Virginia, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #438 | 11 | 1 in 2,456 |
| Nevada | #516 | 5 | 1 in 2,259 |
| Oklahoma | #552 | 7 | 1 in 2,526 |
| North Carolina | #569 | 17 | 1 in 3,028 |
| Wisconsin | #570 | 8 | 1 in 2,929 |
| Minnesota | #586 | 8 | 1 in 3,062 |
| Tennessee | #592 | 12 | 1 in 3,064 |
| Oregon | #604 | 5 | 1 in 3,012 |
| Maryland | #634 | 7 | 1 in 3,271 |
| Texas | #638 | 47 | 1 in 3,724 |
| California | #643 | 43 | 1 in 4,081 |
| Georgia | #650 | 15 | 1 in 3,348 |
| Virginia | #670 | 10 | 1 in 3,725 |
| Arizona | #672 | 9 | 1 in 3,636 |
| New Jersey | #707 | 9 | 1 in 4,418 |
| Kentucky | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,107 |
| South Carolina | #743 | 5 | 1 in 4,240 |
| Florida | #754 | 20 | 1 in 4,777 |
| New York | #770 | 18 | 1 in 4,690 |
| Ohio | #801 | 10 | 1 in 5,253 |
| Illinois | #805 | 10 | 1 in 4,955 |
| Pennsylvania | #913 | 8 | 1 in 6,532 |
| Indiana | #949 | 5 | 1 in 6,333 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 4 spots since 2020 (#748 → #752)
- 70 spots since 2015 (#822 → #752)
- Biggest jump: 304 spots in 1896
- Biggest drop: 200 spots in 1903
Rise & fade · boys
43 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1925 at #115 (1,545 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 136 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 136 yrs · run 1895–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 698
- Highest: 1 in 698 boys born in 1926 were named Junior (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,980 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #115 in 1925, was only 1 in 722 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 30.1% of all boys named Junior (12,925) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #652 (1882) | #744 |
| 1890s | 59 | #641 (1892) | #788 |
| 1900s | 162 | #475 (1908) | #606 |
| 1910s | 1,800 | #235 (1919) | #421 |
| 1920s | 12,925 | #115 (1925) | #136 |
| 1930s | 8,004 | #135 (1930) | #185 |
| 1940s | 3,804 | #271 (1940) | #323 |
| 1950s | 2,375 | #407 (1950) | #478 |
| 1960s | 1,535 | #551 (1960) | #630 |
| 1970s | 948 | #767 (1971) | #854 |
| 1980s | 1,213 | #764 (1982) | #826 |
| 1990s | 1,908 | #709 (1995) | #772 |
| 2000s | 3,340 | #609 (2005) | #647 |
| 2010s | 2,795 | #762 (2013) | #805 |
| 2020s | 2,096 | #683 (2024) | #738 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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