Juniper
- #100 for girls in 2025, 2,618 births
- #3,848 for boys in 2025, 28 births
- Given to girls 98.8% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 2,618 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 21,856since 1969
Juniper over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #100 | 2,618 | #3,848 | 28 |
| 2024 | #111 | 2,451 | #3,161 | 38 |
| 2023 | #113 | 2,393 | #3,629 | 31 |
| 2022 | #113 | 2,502 | #3,278 | 36 |
| 2021 | #137 | 2,004 | #4,247 | 24 |
| 2020 | #171 | 1,676 | #4,540 | 21 |
| 2019 | #192 | 1,547 | #4,480 | 22 |
| 2018 | #280 | 1,185 | #6,345 | 13 |
| 2017 | #311 | 1,049 | #9,696 | 7 |
| 2016 | #349 | 957 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #427 | 745 | #6,324 | 13 |
| 2014 | #488 | 644 | #8,130 | 9 |
| 2013 | #637 | 442 | #8,789 | 8 |
| 2012 | #872 | 305 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #952 | 269 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,147 | 213 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,383 | 171 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,949 | 108 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,368 | 80 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,485 | 74 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,170 | 49 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,172 | 33 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,220 | 31 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,978 | 32 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,981 | 23 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1998 | #6,073 | 16 | — | |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | — | |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | — | |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | — | |
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| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | — | |
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| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | — | |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | — | |
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| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | — | |
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| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | — | |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | — | |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,761 | 19 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,008 | 23 | — | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | — | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1969
The first year at least five girls were named Juniper! It came in at #7,471, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1981, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Juniper is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #12 | 20 | 1 in 83 |
| Oregon | #13 | 84 | 1 in 155 |
| Montana | #15 | 27 | 1 in 105 |
| Vermont | #21 | 12 | 1 in 81 |
| Colorado | #31 | 103 | 1 in 226 |
| Wyoming | #31 | 8 | 1 in 101 |
| Idaho | #32 | 38 | 1 in 189 |
| Utah | #35 | 79 | 1 in 216 |
| Washington | #43 | 109 | 1 in 265 |
| Indiana | #47 | 100 | 1 in 279 |
| Iowa | #56 | 42 | 1 in 280 |
| Arizona | #60 | 82 | 1 in 344 |
| Minnesota | #66 | 68 | 1 in 316 |
| Kansas | #67 | 38 | 1 in 311 |
| Maine | #68 | 14 | 1 in 222 |
| Missouri | #68 | 73 | 1 in 333 |
| Michigan | #70 | 97 | 1 in 368 |
| Wisconsin | #82 | 56 | 1 in 362 |
| Ohio | #84 | 111 | 1 in 426 |
| Tennessee | #84 | 82 | 1 in 391 |
| Hawaii | #92 | 8 | 1 in 268 |
| Connecticut | #94 | 29 | 1 in 397 |
| Oklahoma | #94 | 37 | 1 in 399 |
| New Hampshire | #95 | 12 | 1 in 316 |
| Arkansas | #96 | 28 | 1 in 378 |
| Virginia | #101 | 70 | 1 in 482 |
| Kentucky | #112 | 38 | 1 in 454 |
| Pennsylvania | #113 | 90 | 1 in 519 |
| Massachusetts | #115 | 45 | 1 in 534 |
| North Dakota | #117 | 8 | 1 in 338 |
| California | #119 | 251 | 1 in 644 |
| Nevada | #119 | 19 | 1 in 484 |
| Nebraska | #120 | 18 | 1 in 394 |
| New Mexico | #130 | 11 | 1 in 425 |
| Alabama | #149 | 29 | 1 in 632 |
| Georgia | #149 | 65 | 1 in 696 |
| West Virginia | #154 | 10 | 1 in 507 |
| South Carolina | #156 | 30 | 1 in 610 |
| Florida | #159 | 112 | 1 in 775 |
| South Dakota | #160 | 7 | 1 in 436 |
| North Carolina | #165 | 62 | 1 in 750 |
| Texas | #196 | 170 | 1 in 944 |
| Maryland | #201 | 25 | 1 in 799 |
| Illinois | #203 | 49 | 1 in 905 |
| New York | #212 | 81 | 1 in 967 |
| New Jersey | #239 | 34 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Mississippi | #242 | 11 | 1 in 809 |
| Louisiana | #254 | 17 | 1 in 963 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Juniper
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 71 spots since 2020 (#171 → #100)
- Biggest jump: 235 spots in 2013
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1969
- Peaked 2025 at #100 (2,618 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 2025
- Top 1,000: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 614
- Highest: 1 in 614 girls born in 2025 were named Juniper (0.16%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 62.4% of all girls named Juniper (13,644) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #7,471 (1969) | #7,471 |
| 1970s | 126 | #3,008 (1974) | #5,089 |
| 1980s | 32 | #6,789 (1980) | #7,596 |
| 1990s | 74 | #6,073 (1998) | #8,709 |
| 2000s | 619 | #1,383 (2009) | #3,477 |
| 2010s | 7,356 | #192 (2019) | #566 |
| 2020s | 13,644 | #100 (2025) | #124 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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