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Juno

#1,252 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Possibly she of heavenly authority

Juno has been given to 2,207 babies in the U.S. since 1919. In 2025 it ranked #1,252 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2025, with 179 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 80% girls, 20% boys all-time.

Babies named Juno, 2025

1 in 18,500

Juno over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Juno over time

In 2025, Juno went to 77% girls and 23% boys.

19192025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Juno: meaning, origin, and history

Possibly she of heavenly authority

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Juno means

Juno may mean “she of heavenly authority”, associated with dyúh₃onh₂-.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin. One hypothesis is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- (“she of heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), reflecting her role as goddess of rulers. Another is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₃onh₂- (“the young goddess”), from *h₂eyu- (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), making it cognate with Latin iuvenis (“young”). Both would have produced the unattested early Latin form *Iuvō, declined with the root Iūn- and eventually normalized to Iūnō.

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Origin, language, and formation

Juno is used in English.

Juno comes through Middle English Juno, Latin Iūnō, Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- and Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₃onh₂-.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Juno is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒunoʊ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 1,770 girls were recorded with the name Juno between 1919 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 179 in 2025; its best national rank was #1,252 in 2025.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #1,812 in 2020 to #1,252 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #2,203 in 2015 to #1,252 in 2025.

In the United States, 437 boys were recorded with the name Juno between 1997 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 54 in 2025; its best national rank was #2,500 in 2025.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #3,761 in 2020 to #2,500 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #5,620 in 2015 to #2,500 in 2025.

How common is Juno?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 18,500
179 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 8,980
0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#1,252
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
12,839 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Juno sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5003%

Put another way: gather 12,839 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Juno. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Junos were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Juno was born before 2019 — so the typical Juno is around 6 today.

Median birth year
2019
About 6 years old
Biggest decade
2020s
49.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
98.4%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
1,764
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Choose a decade

2020s — 49.8% of all recorded uses (882).

Is Juno rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+135
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
+560
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+951
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
2.08×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
100.0%
Peak was 2025 (179)
Years since peak
Peaking now
At its all-time high
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
27.1% average annual change
Best rank ever
#1,252
2025

Spellings of Juno

Juno is not the most common spelling — Judy is, with 26.2% against Juno's 0.12%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Juno is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Juno was most concentrated in Colorado — about 1 in 6,250 girls, against 1 in 15,584 across all states with data. It was least common in Tennessee (1 in 50,000).

216 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Colorado1 in 6,250
  2. 2Washington1 in 7,143
  3. 3California1 in 9,091
  4. 4Minnesota1 in 10,000
  5. 5New York1 in 10,000
  6. 6Oregon1 in 14,286
  7. 7Massachusetts1 in 16,667
  8. 8Michigan1 in 20,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Juno is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Juno was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 486,349 across all states with data. It was least common in Washington (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Texas1 in —
  3. 3Washington1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Juno has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Juno around the world

Where Juno ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #400
    in 2025
  • Scotland
    2010–2025
    #474
    in 2025
  • Northern Ireland
    2010–2024
    #337
    in 2024
  • Ireland
    2005–2025
    #413
    in 2025
  • France
    2008–2025
    #2,457
    in 2025
  • Canada
    2008–2024
    #963
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1984–2012
    #563
    in 2012

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Central Statistics Office, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS, NISRA data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Juno by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#1,252
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 560
Best rank ever
#1,252
2025
Peak year
2025
179 that year
First recorded
1919
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,770
Count in 2025
179

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#2,500
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 1,261
Best rank ever
#2,500
2025
Peak year
2025
54 that year
First recorded
1997
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
437
Count in 2025
54

Names similar to Juno

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Juno

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