Is Juniper a boy or girl name?
Juniper is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,441 girls and 38 boys were named Juniper, so 98.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 19,452 US babies named Juniper were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,180
- Girl rank, 2024
- #111
- Babies named Juniper since 1969
- 19,452
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 2,535 babies
Boys and girls named Juniper, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 126 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 618 | 100% |
| 2010s | 83 | 7,354 | 98.9% |
| 2020s | 150 | 11,010 | 98.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | #3,180 | 2,441 | #111 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,665 | 2,391 | #113 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,303 | 2,499 | #113 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,304 | 2,004 | #137 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,622 | 1,675 | #171 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,550 | 1,546 | #193 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,523 | 1,185 | #281 |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,205 | 1,049 | #310 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,401 | 957 | #349 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,505 | 745 | #427 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,454 | 644 | #488 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,207 | 441 | #638 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,202 | 305 | #875 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 269 | #954 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,147 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,392 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,953 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,378 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,494 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,189 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,218 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,257 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,028 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,178 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,061 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,010 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,195 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,634 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,459 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,991 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,078 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,261 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,888 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,650 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,136 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,041 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,964 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,618 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,814 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,037 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,236 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,042 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,323 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,211 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,662 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,633 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,967 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Juniper reached #3,180 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #111 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Juniper
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.