Is Junior a boy or girl name?
Junior is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 397 boys were named Junior, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 42,825 US babies named Junior were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #682
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Junior since 1882
- 42,825
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 1,607 babies
Boys and girls named Junior, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 162 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,800 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 12,925 | 123 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 8,004 | 61 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 3,804 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 2,375 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,535 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 947 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,211 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,908 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 3,338 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,789 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,750 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 397 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 357 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 327 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 345 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 324 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 275 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 285 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 252 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 284 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 273 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 278 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 295 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 271 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 285 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 291 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 335 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 381 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 401 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 378 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 370 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 316 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 311 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 311 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 270 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 265 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 206 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 213 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 214 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 209 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 224 | #710 | 5 | #14,439 |
| 1994 | 182 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 169 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 181 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 158 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 152 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 140 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 144 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 135 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 114 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 111 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 101 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 107 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 132 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 107 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 120 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 91 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 83 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 102 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 103 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 80 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 87 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 100 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 84 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 114 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 103 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 135 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 102 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 110 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 135 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 149 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 173 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 158 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 177 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 193 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 203 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 184 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 201 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 243 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 230 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 232 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 263 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 225 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 254 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 269 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 274 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 284 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 329 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 388 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 351 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 401 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 392 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 416 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 416 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 398 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 429 | #271 | 6 | #4,095 |
| 1939 | 464 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 517 | #231 | 7 | #3,668 |
| 1937 | 562 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 637 | #194 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1935 | 677 | #191 | 5 | #4,545 |
| 1934 | 816 | #171 | 7 | #3,632 |
| 1933 | 822 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 1,116 | #145 | 15 | #2,182 |
| 1931 | 1,068 | #150 | 12 | #2,494 |
| 1930 | 1,325 | #135 | 7 | #3,859 |
| 1929 | 1,442 | #120 | 14 | #2,378 |
| 1928 | 1,493 | #120 | 17 | #2,142 |
| 1927 | 1,588 | #119 | 19 | #2,068 |
| 1926 | 1,590 | #117 | 14 | #2,525 |
| 1925 | 1,545 | #115 | 13 | #2,695 |
| 1924 | 1,495 | #121 | 13 | #2,743 |
| 1923 | 1,172 | #139 | 12 | #2,823 |
| 1922 | 1,024 | #149 | 12 | #2,876 |
| 1921 | 877 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 699 | #193 | 9 | #3,465 |
| 1919 | 508 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 389 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 268 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 199 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 148 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 96 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 67 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 56 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 33 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 36 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 20 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 27 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 16 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 18 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 18 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 12 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 11 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #674 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Junior reached #115 in 1925. As a girl name, it reached #2,068 in 1927. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Junior
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.