Junius
Junius is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Junius
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Junius is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Junius
American parents first put Junius on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 22 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 151 Juniuss were born — ranking #490 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Juniuss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5K Juniuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Junius
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Junius. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Iunius
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About the name Junius
Junius is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Junius's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #490. Use the chart and map above to compare Junius'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.