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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Junior has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | — | ||
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 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#31 · 1 in 155
- Missouri#47 · 1 in 216
- Arkansas#49 · 1 in 216
- Oklahoma#51 · 1 in 227
- Kentucky#54 · 1 in 270
Best ever in a state: #26 in West Virginia, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #31 | 108 | 1 in 155 |
| Missouri | #47 | 126 | 1 in 216 |
| Arkansas | #49 | 77 | 1 in 216 |
| Oklahoma | #51 | 96 | 1 in 227 |
| Kentucky | #54 | 91 | 1 in 270 |
| South Carolina | #56 | 65 | 1 in 262 |
| Alabama | #60 | 88 | 1 in 305 |
| Georgia | #66 | 84 | 1 in 321 |
| North Carolina | #67 | 91 | 1 in 364 |
| Tennessee | #77 | 59 | 1 in 412 |
| Virginia | #78 | 52 | 1 in 419 |
| Utah | #90 | 14 | 1 in 331 |
| Kansas | #94 | 33 | 1 in 434 |
| Idaho | #96 | 9 | 1 in 391 |
| Florida | #99 | 23 | 1 in 503 |
| Mississippi | #108 | 34 | 1 in 555 |
| Nebraska | #113 | 21 | 1 in 541 |
| New Mexico | #118 | 9 | 1 in 475 |
| Iowa | #121 | 29 | 1 in 651 |
| Indiana | #128 | 30 | 1 in 835 |
| Michigan | #131 | 42 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Ohio | #131 | 52 | 1 in 976 |
| Louisiana | #142 | 27 | 1 in 704 |
| Wisconsin | #172 | 17 | 1 in 1,410 |
| Arizona | #185 | 5 | 1 in 882 |
| Colorado | #186 | 7 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Maryland | #197 | 5 | 1 in 2,413 |
| North Dakota | #197 | 5 | 1 in 1,246 |
| Pennsylvania | #199 | 33 | 1 in 2,434 |
| Illinois | #204 | 30 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Texas | #238 | 41 | 1 in 1,412 |
| Minnesota | #294 | 5 | 1 in 3,920 |
| New York | #458 | 9 | 1 in 10,570 |
| California | #527 | 5 | 1 in 7,274 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Junior
- 69 spots since 2024 (#683 → #752)
- 4 spots since 2020 (#748 → #752)
- 70 spots since 2015 (#822 → #752)
- Biggest jump: 304 spots in 1896 (#978 → #674)
- Biggest drop: 200 spots in 1903 (#583 → #783)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1925 at #115 (1,545 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 136 yrs · run 1895–2025
- 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
- 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.
Junior in 1929
Top girls' names in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 79,754 of them was named Junior, which outranked 56.4% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,191Vonna15
- #2,191Welma15
- #2,191Yasuko15
- #2,301Junior14
- #2,301Adrian14
- #2,301Aggie14
- #2,301Alfretta14
- #2,437Alethia13
- #2,437Allison13
- #2,437Altagracia13
Tied with 135 names at #2,301; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 746 of them was named Junior, which outranked 97.4% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).