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Jupiter

#2,205 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Father Jove

Jupiter has been given to 1,749 babies in the U.S. since 2012. In 2025 it ranked #2,205 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2022, with 136 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 63% girls, 37% boys all-time.

Babies named Jupiter, 2025

1 in 39,500

Jupiter over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
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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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.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 — Jupiter over time

In 2025, Jupiter went to 69% girls and 31% boys.

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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.

Jupiter: meaning, origin, and history

Father Jove

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Jupiter means

Jupiter means “father Jove”, associated with Iūpiter.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous patēr (literally “sky father”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, “father Zeus”)), from *djous (“day, sky”) + *patēr (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (literally “the bright one”), from *dyew- (“to be bright, day sky”), and *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Doublet of Dyaus Pita.

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Origin, language, and formation

Jupiter is used in English.

Jupiter comes through Latin Iuppiter, Proto-Italic *djous patēr and Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Jupiter is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 1,099 girls were recorded with the name Jupiter between 2012 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 136 in 2022; its best national rank was #1,562 in 2022.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,700 in 2020 to #2,205 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #3,630 in 2015 to #2,205 in 2025.

In the United States, 650 boys were recorded with the name Jupiter between 1981 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 82 in 2023; its best national rank was #1,919 in 2023.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,705 in 2020 to #3,211 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #4,026 in 2015 to #3,211 in 2025.

How common is Jupiter?

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

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 39,500
84 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 19,100
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#2,205
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
27,357 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Jupiter 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 5001%

Put another way: gather 27,357 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Jupiter. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Jupiters were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Jupiter was born before 2021 — so the typical Jupiter is around 4 today.

Median birth year
2021
About 4 years old
Biggest decade
2020s
62.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
100.0%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
1,099
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2020s — 62.1% of all recorded uses (682).

Is Jupiter 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
−117
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−505
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
+1,425
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.95×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
61.8%
Peak was 2022 (136)
Years since peak
3
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
64.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#1,562
2022

Spellings of Jupiter

Jupiter is not the most common spelling — Juniper is, with 95.2% against Jupiter's 4.8%.

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 Jupiter is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Jupiter was most concentrated in Oklahoma — about 1 in 7,143 girls, against 1 in 20,644 across all states with data. It was least common in New York (1 in 100,000).

114 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Oklahoma1 in 7,143
  2. 2Tennessee1 in 10,000
  3. 3Missouri1 in 11,111
  4. 4Oregon1 in 11,111
  5. 5Florida1 in 14,286
  6. 6Texas1 in 14,286
  7. 7Georgia1 in 16,667
  8. 8North Carolina1 in 16,667

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 Jupiter is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Jupiter was most concentrated in Texas — about 1 in 33,333 boys, against 1 in 54,896 across all states with data. It was least common in Ohio (1 in 100,000).

13 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Texas1 in 33,333
  2. 2California1 in 50,000
  3. 3Florida1 in 100,000
  4. 4Georgia1 in 100,000
  5. 5Michigan1 in 100,000
  6. 6North Carolina1 in 100,000
  7. 7New York1 in 100,000
  8. 8Ohio1 in 100,000

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.

Jupiter around the world

Where Jupiter 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
    2015–2025
    #5,927
    in 2025
  • France
    2021–2021
    #7,358
    in 2021
  • Canada
    2015–2024
    #3,457
    in 2024

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Statistics Canada. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Jupiter by the numbers

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

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#2,205
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 505
Best rank ever
#1,562
2022
Peak year
2022
136 that year
First recorded
2012
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,099
Count in 2025
84

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#3,211
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 506
Best rank ever
#1,919
2023
Peak year
2023
82 that year
First recorded
1981
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
650
Count in 2025
37

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Sibling names for Jupiter

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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