Junior

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Junior is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 42,825 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 42,630 as boys and 195 as girls. Junior gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1926 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 397
2023 357
2022 327
2021 345
2020 324
2019 275
2018 285
2017 252
2016 284
2015 273
2014 278
2013 295
2012 271
2011 285
2010 291
2009 335
2008 381
2007 401
2006 378
2005 370
2004 316
2003 311
2002 311
2001 270
2000 265
1999 206
1998 213
1997 214
1996 209
1995 229
1994 182
1993 169
1992 181
1991 158
1990 152
1989 140
1988 144
1987 135
1986 114
1985 111
1984 101
1983 107
1982 132
1981 107
1980 120
1979 91
1978 83
1977 102
1976 103
1975 80
1974 87
1973 100
1972 84
1971 114
1970 103
1969 135
1968 102
1967 110
1966 135
1965 149
1964 173
1963 158
1962 177
1961 193
1960 203
1959 184
1958 201
1957 243
1956 230
1955 232
1954 263
1953 225
1952 254
1951 269
1950 274
1949 284
1948 329
1947 388
1946 351
1945 401
1944 392
1943 416
1942 416
1941 398
1940 435
1939 464
1938 524
1937 562
1936 645
1935 682
1934 823
1933 822
1932 1,131
1931 1,080
1930 1,332
1929 1,456
1928 1,510
1927 1,607
1926 1,604
1925 1,558
1924 1,508
1923 1,184
1922 1,036
1921 877
1920 708
1919 508
1918 389
1917 268
1916 199
1915 148
1914 96
1913 67
1912 56
1911 33
1910 36
1909 20
1908 27
1907 16
1906 18
1905 18
1904 12
1903 9
1902 14
1901 13
1900 15
1899 9
1898 7
1897 8
1896 11
1895 6
1893 7
1892 11
1888 7
1885 7
1882 9