#6822024 rank
1926peak year
41,250babies named Junior since 1880
▲ +44%5-year trend
Junior popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Junior mean?
From Latin iunior, 'younger'. Traditionally appended to a boy sharing his father's exact name, and used as a given name in its own right in the American South.
OriginLatin
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, modern
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