Jun
Jun is a Japanese given name used by either gender.
- Chinese
- Korean
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Jun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jun is a Japanese given name used by either gender.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
- Korean
- Japanese
The Story of Jun
As a girl name
Jun first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 12 births, good for #8,398 nationwide. About 39% of every Jun on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Jun last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 149 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jun as a boy name dates back to 1918, when 6 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 46 newborns named Jun — #2,312 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Jun on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jun ranks #2,788 for boys with 46 births, rising sharply (+65% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jun
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jun. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Jun
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Jun (musician) , Japanese musician
- Jun Akiyama (準, born 1969), Japanese wrestler
- Jun Akiyama (秋山 淳, born 1973), Japanese video game developer
- Jun Ando ( 安藤 淳 ; born 1984) , Japanese footballer
- Jun Aonami ( 蒼波 純 ; born 2001) , Japanese actress
- Jun Aoyama (隼, born 1988), Japanese football player
- Jun Ashida (淳, 1930–2018), Japanese fashion designer
- Jun Azumi (淳, born 1962), Japanese politician
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Names that sound like Jun
Phonetically similar names — useful when Jun is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Jun
Jun is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jun's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #2,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Jun's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.