Girl’s name · Latin

Junia

How to say it: JOO-nee-uh · /ˈdʒuniə/

Latin feminine of Junius, possibly linked to Juno - ancient Roman name revived via New Testament.

Junia was the 1,534th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 96 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.5-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,149 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,534for girls in 2025
1 in 34,534US babies
96born in 2025
#1,149projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Junia
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,534
Babies born in 202596
Share of births1 in 34,534
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.5
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,149

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Junia is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 47 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • June
  • Juni
  • Nia

Honouring a Junia in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Junia is about under 1 in 200.

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