June
Masculine · “of Juno”
June is given to girls far more often — 205,556 girls against 3,627 boys since 1880. See June as a girl name
June is named for Juno, queen of the Roman gods — and her own name may come from a root meaning young or vital.
How old is the name June?
June was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical June alive today was born around 1936, making them about 89 years old. About 1,400 people named June are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name June most popular?
June peaked in 1893, reaching #509 nationally. Today it ranks #2167, 1,658 places below that high. See the whole 1893 chart.
Where it comes from
From Iuno to June
The story of June
Ovid gives two explanations for June in the Fasti — Juno herself, or the iuniores as against the maiores of May — and does not choose between them. June has been chiefly a girls' name in English since the twentieth century; masculine use appears in American records and is in current use.
Meaningscholars disagree
of Juno; the month
From the Latin Iunius, the month named for the goddess Juno, whose own etymology is not settled — a link to iuvenis, 'young', is proposed. Ovid also records a derivation from iuniores, the younger men. The month is settled; the goddess's name is not.
How the name formed
- Iuno
- Iunius
- June
Related forms: Iunius · Junio · Junius
Pronouncing June
JOON
One syllable. It is a homophone of the month.
Nicknames for June
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most boys named
- 192479 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #509reached in 1893
- Change vs 2022
- +24.5%66 in 2025, from 53
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
June in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Iunius in Latin — related form
- Junio in Spanish — related form
- Junius in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.
Junes among us
people named June are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 25,880 born in 2025 was named June
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
June sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where June is headed
June looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 35% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
June beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to June in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That Ovid himself gives two explanations and picks neither is a first-rate fact.
- Junius is available as a full Latin masculine version.
- One syllable, clean, and never mispronounced.
- It reads as strongly feminine in modern English.
- It is a month name and reads as one.
- Juno's own etymology is not settled.
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Frequently asked
- How many Junes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,400 people named June are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name June in 2025?
- June ranks #2167 among US boy names in 2025, with 66 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name June?
- About 1 in every 25,880 US boys born in 2025 was named June — 66 in all.
- Will my child share the name June with classmates?
- June will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside June
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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