Junia
Junia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, Ancient Roman.
- Biblical
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Junia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Junia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Junia
American parents first put Junia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1883, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 85 Junias were born — ranking #2,225 that year. About 37% of every Junia on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Junia ranks #2,225 for baby girls with 85 births, rising sharply (+48% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Junia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Junia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Iunia
Names that sound like Junia
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About the name Junia
Junia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Junia's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #920. Use the chart and map above to compare Junia'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.