How Many People Are Named Junius?
people named Junius are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 232,190 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,373 babies named Junius in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
151 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Roman family name which was possibly derived from the name of the Roman goddess JUNO. It was borne by Lucius Junius Brutus, the founder of the Roman Republic in the 6th century BC. It was also borne by the 1st-century BC Roman politician Marcus Junius Brutus, commonly known as Brutus, who was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Junius in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Junius alive today is about 55 years old, and 51% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 39 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Junius first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 151 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Junius has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #336, in 1891. In 2025 it ranked #7,404.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,404 |
| Best rank | #336 (1891) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #545 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Junius alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Junius were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 278 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Junius was given 18.7 times as often in Louisiana, 13 times in Virginia and 6.6 times in North Carolina.
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