Juno
Girl name · #1252 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 179 baby girls were named Juno, placing it at #1252 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2194, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 10,056 girls born in 2025 was named Juno.
The 106-year story
Juno first appears in the Social Security records in 1919, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 179 babies and a rank of #1250. 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 Juno per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Juno in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Juno is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Juno will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Juno is most common
Geography matters for names, and Juno is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Juno is most common in NY (0.2 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Juno is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Juno
Statistically, parents drawn to Juno tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jovi, Sama, Navi, Ayat, and Junia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Juno | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 179 | #1250 |
| 2024 | 163 | #1383 |
| 2023 | 170 | #1330 |
| 2022 | 135 | #1573 |
| 2021 | 126 | #1652 |
| 2020 | 109 | #1808 |
| 2019 | 104 | #1913 |
| 2018 | 110 | #1840 |
| 2017 | 91 | #2108 |
| 2016 | 100 | #1986 |
| 2015 | 86 | #2194 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3272 |
| 2013 | 54 | #3042 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3040 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2838 |
| 2010 | 47 | #3409 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3870 |
| 2008 | 33 | #4550 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12688 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12426 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Juno a popular girl name?
Juno ranked #1252 among girls in 2025 with 179 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2194.
When was the name Juno most popular?
Juno peaked in 2025, when 179 American girls received the name (ranked #1250 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Juno?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 10,056 newborn American girls was named Juno. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it 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.