How Many People Are Named Junko?
people named Junko are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,417,848 people in the US has this name
Based on 117 babies named Junko in Social Security records from 1926 to 1992, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Japanese 順 (jun) meaning "obedience" or 純 (jun) meaning "pure" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Junko in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Junko alive today is about 50 years old, and 88% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 47 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Junko first appears in the records in 1926 and was given most often in 1971, to 14 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1992.
Babies given the name each year, 1926 to 1992
🏆 Rank History
Junko has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,193, in 1971.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,193 (1971) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,176 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Junko alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Junko were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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