Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Junius

#1,671 most common boys' name of all time · #4,040 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,671
Rank overall
#4,040 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
5,373
Since 2016
67
Peak year
1920 #492
Best rank
#336 1891
Girls Boys peak 151/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Junius is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 11 11 #7,199
2024 — 5 5 #12,358
2022 — 8 8 #8,999
2021 — 5 5 #12,167
2020 — 7 7 #9,561
2019 — 10 10 #7,647
2018 — 6 6 #10,770
2017 — 8 8 #8,847
2016 — 7 7 #9,675
2015 — 9 9 #8,051
2014 — 5 5 #12,129
2013 — 12 12 #6,605
2012 — 6 6 #10,782
2011 — 9 9 #8,091
2010 — 13 13 #6,363
2009 — 8 8 #8,992
2008 — 11 11 #7,191
2007 — 7 7 #9,806
2006 — 10 10 #7,437
2005 — 10 10 #7,108
2004 — 9 9 #7,552
2003 — 11 11 #6,263
2002 — 11 11 #6,095
2001 — 9 9 #6,946
2000 — 9 9 #6,849
1999 — 8 8 #7,150
1998 — 10 10 #5,848
1997 — 11 11 #5,294
1996 — 9 9 #5,994
1995 — 7 7 #7,000
1994 — 7 7 #6,981
1993 — 15 15 #4,024
1992 — 16 16 #3,758
1991 — 13 13 #4,236
1990 — 15 15 #3,787
1989 — 12 12 #4,279
1988 — 14 14 #3,528
1987 — 12 12 #3,742
1986 — 12 12 #3,662
1985 — 14 14 #3,221
1984 — 14 14 #3,113
1983 — 19 19 #2,498
1982 — 17 17 #2,715
1981 — 11 11 #3,611
1980 — 24 24 #2,163
1979 — 16 16 #2,782
1978 — 14 14 #2,934
1977 — 12 12 #3,211
1976 — 22 22 #2,113
1975 — 19 19 #2,294
1974 — 22 22 #1,985
1973 — 13 13 #2,724
1972 — 33 33 #1,475
1971 — 21 21 #1,989
1970 — 25 25 #1,744
1969 — 25 25 #1,647
1968 — 23 23 #1,652
1967 — 24 24 #1,574
1966 — 23 23 #1,618
1965 — 36 36 #1,272
1964 — 31 31 #1,410
1963 — 30 30 #1,429
1962 — 28 28 #1,481
1961 — 42 42 #1,222
1960 — 27 27 #1,554
1959 — 37 37 #1,280
1958 — 29 29 #1,448
1957 — 36 36 #1,302
1956 — 37 37 #1,259
1955 — 54 54 #1,022
1954 — 43 43 #1,139
1953 — 40 40 #1,174
1952 — 39 39 #1,184
1951 — 43 43 #1,099
1950 — 64 64 #853
1949 — 49 49 #999
1948 — 62 62 #869
1947 — 55 55 #958
1946 — 47 47 #984
1945 — 35 35 #1,104
1944 — 46 46 #952
1943 — 58 58 #875
1942 — 60 60 #841
1941 — 37 37 #1,067
1940 — 43 43 #983
1939 — 46 46 #917
1938 — 50 50 #885
1937 — 59 59 #804
1936 — 54 54 #827
1935 — 53 53 #860
1934 — 73 73 #717
1933 — 74 74 #694
1932 — 71 71 #741
1931 — 79 79 #673
1930 — 81 81 #692
1929 — 108 108 #575
1928 — 110 110 #588
1927 — 112 112 #585
1926 — 130 130 #533
1925 — 149 149 #497
1924 — 132 132 #549
1923 — 126 126 #550
1922 — 133 133 #544
1921 — 127 127 #560
1920 — 151 151 #492
1919 — 121 121 #544
1918 — 127 127 #536
1917 — 115 115 #546
1916 — 139 139 #482
1915 — 116 116 #518
1914 — 83 83 #541
1913 — 71 71 #511
1912 — 61 61 #503
1911 — 34 34 #507
1910 — 42 42 #416
1909 — 32 32 #450
1908 — 36 36 #395
1907 — 31 31 #408
1906 — 23 23 #469
1905 — 22 22 #482
1904 — 24 24 #438
1903 — 13 13 #625
1902 — 23 23 #431
1901 — 22 22 #402
1900 — 32 32 #399
1899 — 25 25 #369
1898 — 20 20 #454
1897 — 18 18 #464
1896 — 31 31 #346
1895 — 23 23 #405
1894 — 28 28 #341
1893 — 23 23 #377
1892 — 29 29 #352
1891 — 26 26 #336
1890 — 16 16 #465
1889 — 16 16 #466
1888 — 15 15 #508
1887 — 15 15 #441
1886 — 13 13 #514
1885 — 11 11 #581
1884 — 16 16 #472
1883 — 20 20 #388
1882 — 23 23 #373
1881 — 22 22 #352
1880 — 22 22 #367