Junior is an established boys' name that peaked in 1927 and has since faded.
Junior is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #752 for boy births in the United States (and #1,538 across all names), given to 343 babies. Junior first appears in 1882 and peaked in 1926 (1,590 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 343 | 343 | — | #752 |
| 2024 | 398 | 398 | — | #683 |
| 2023 | 357 | 357 | — | #737 |
| 2022 | 327 | 327 | — | #773 |
| 2021 | 347 | 347 | — | #738 |
| 2020 | 324 | 324 | — | #750 |
| 2019 | 275 | 275 | — | #821 |
| 2018 | 286 | 286 | — | #792 |
| 2017 | 253 | 253 | — | #862 |
| 2016 | 284 | 284 | — | #811 |
| 2015 | 275 | 275 | — | #823 |
| 2014 | 278 | 278 | — | #818 |
| 2013 | 296 | 296 | — | #764 |
| 2012 | 272 | 279 | — | #815 |
| 2011 | 285 | 285 | — | #784 |
| 2010 | 291 | 291 | — | #768 |
| 2009 | 336 | 343 | — | #709 |
| 2008 | 381 | 389 | — | #643 |
| 2007 | 401 | 401 | — | #617 |
| 2006 | 379 | 395 | — | #625 |
| 2005 | 370 | 375 | — | #609 |
| 2004 | 316 | 321 | — | #650 |
| 2003 | 311 | 321 | — | #648 |
| 2002 | 311 | 321 | — | #633 |
| 2001 | 270 | 282 | — | #672 |
| 2000 | 265 | 282 | — | #674 |
| 1999 | 206 | 219 | — | #774 |
| 1998 | 213 | 228 | — | #753 |
| 1997 | 214 | — | — | #727 |
| 1996 | 209 | — | — | #734 |
| 1995 | 229 | — | #14,439 | #710 |
| 1994 | 182 | — | — | #786 |
| 1993 | 169 | — | — | #814 |
| 1992 | 181 | — | — | #777 |
| 1991 | 158 | — | — | #824 |
| 1990 | 152 | — | — | #831 |
| 1989 | 142 | — | — | #842 |
| 1988 | 144 | — | — | #791 |
| 1987 | 135 | — | — | #799 |
| 1986 | 114 | — | — | #849 |
| 1985 | 111 | — | — | #856 |
| 1984 | 101 | — | — | #878 |
| 1983 | 107 | — | — | #846 |
| 1982 | 132 | — | — | #764 |
| 1981 | 107 | — | — | #853 |
| 1980 | 120 | — | — | #802 |
| 1979 | 91 | — | — | #924 |
| 1978 | 83 | — | — | #955 |
| 1977 | 102 | — | — | #851 |
| 1976 | 104 | — | — | #822 |
| 1975 | 80 | — | — | #920 |
| 1974 | 87 | — | — | #859 |
| 1973 | 100 | — | — | #793 |
| 1972 | 84 | — | — | #881 |
| 1971 | 114 | — | — | #768 |
| 1970 | 103 | — | — | #803 |
| 1969 | 135 | — | — | #680 |
| 1968 | 102 | — | — | #738 |
| 1967 | 110 | — | — | #707 |
| 1966 | 135 | — | — | #637 |
| 1965 | 149 | — | — | #622 |
| 1964 | 173 | — | — | #601 |
| 1963 | 158 | — | — | #624 |
| 1962 | 177 | — | — | #586 |
| 1961 | 192 | — | — | #567 |
| 1960 | 204 | — | — | #553 |
| 1959 | 184 | — | — | #581 |
| 1958 | 201 | — | — | #543 |
| 1957 | 243 | — | — | #499 |
| 1956 | 230 | — | — | #499 |
| 1955 | 232 | — | — | #482 |
| 1954 | 263 | — | — | #446 |
| 1953 | 225 | — | — | #469 |
| 1952 | 254 | — | — | #442 |
| 1951 | 269 | — | — | #416 |
| 1950 | 274 | — | — | #407 |
| 1949 | 284 | — | — | #399 |
| 1948 | 329 | — | — | #373 |
| 1947 | 388 | — | — | #347 |
| 1946 | 351 | — | — | #345 |
| 1945 | 401 | — | — | #298 |
| 1944 | 392 | — | — | #303 |
| 1943 | 416 | — | — | #305 |
| 1942 | 416 | — | — | #297 |
| 1941 | 398 | — | — | #290 |
| 1940 | 435 | — | #4,095 | #271 |
| 1939 | 464 | — | — | #249 |
| 1938 | 524 | — | #3,668 | #231 |
| 1937 | 562 | — | — | #212 |
| 1936 | 645 | — | #3,250 | #194 |
| 1935 | 682 | — | #4,545 | #191 |
| 1934 | 823 | — | #3,632 | #171 |
| 1933 | 822 | — | — | #168 |
| 1932 | 1,131 | — | #2,182 | #145 |
| 1931 | 1,080 | — | #2,494 | #150 |
| 1930 | 1,332 | — | #3,859 | #135 |
| 1929 | 1,456 | — | #2,378 | #120 |
| 1928 | 1,510 | — | #2,142 | #120 |
| 1927 | 1,607 | — | #2,068 | #119 |
| 1926 | 1,604 | — | #2,525 | #117 |
| 1925 | 1,558 | — | #2,695 | #115 |
| 1924 | 1,508 | — | #2,743 | #121 |
| 1923 | 1,184 | — | #2,823 | #139 |
| 1922 | 1,036 | — | #2,877 | #149 |
| 1921 | 877 | — | — | #167 |
| 1920 | 708 | — | #3,465 | #193 |
| 1919 | 508 | — | — | #235 |
| 1918 | 389 | — | — | #270 |
| 1917 | 268 | — | — | #333 |
| 1916 | 199 | — | — | #395 |
| 1915 | 148 | — | — | #451 |
| 1914 | 96 | — | — | #502 |
| 1913 | 67 | — | — | #527 |
| 1912 | 56 | — | — | #536 |
| 1911 | 33 | — | — | #517 |
| 1910 | 36 | — | — | #458 |
| 1909 | 20 | — | — | #602 |
| 1908 | 27 | — | — | #480 |
| 1907 | 16 | — | — | #651 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | — | #557 |
| 1905 | 18 | — | — | #558 |
| 1904 | 12 | — | — | #707 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | — | #820 |
| 1902 | 14 | — | — | #603 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | — | #576 |
| 1900 | 15 | — | — | #666 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #753 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #943 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #827 |
| 1896 | 11 | — | — | #703 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | — | #873 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #662 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #872 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #804 |
| 1882 | 9 | — | — | #674 |