Juniper
Boy name · #3935 in 2025 · Uniqueness 69/100
Juniper is currently the #3935 boy name in the United States — 28 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6324, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 64,286 boys born in 2025 was named Juniper.
The 13-year story
Juniper first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 38 babies and a rank of #3161. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Juniper per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Juniper in class?
Juniper scores 69 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Juniper will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Juniper is most common
State-level data for Juniper is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Juniper
Statistically, parents drawn to Juniper tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jesper, Prosper, Jupiter, Copper, and Roper.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Juniper | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3848 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3161 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3629 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3278 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4247 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4540 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4480 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6345 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9696 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10744 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6324 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8130 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8789 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12274 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Juniper a popular boy name?
Juniper ranked #3935 among boys in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6324.
When was the name Juniper most popular?
Juniper peaked in 2024, when 38 American boys received the name (ranked #3161 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Juniper?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American boys was named Juniper. It scores 69/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.