Junko
Junko is a feminine Japanese given name. It is typically written in kanji, but can be written in hiragana (じゅんこ) or katakana (ジュンコ).
Meaning & Origin of Junko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Junko is a feminine Japanese given name. It is typically written in kanji, but can be written in hiragana (じゅんこ) or katakana (ジュンコ).
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The Story of Junko
Junko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1926, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 14 Junkos were born — ranking #4,123 that year. As of 2026, Junko ranks #13,316 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 116 Junkos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Junko
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Junko (manga artist) (ぢゅん子), Japanese manga artist
- Junko Abe ( 阿部純子 ; born 1993) , Japanese actress
- Junko Akimoto ( 秋元 順子 ; born 1947) , Japanese singer
- Junko Asahina ( 朝比奈 順子 ; 1953–2021) , Japanese actress and singer
- Junko Asami ( 麻見 順子 ; born 1967) , Japanese voice actress and narrator
- Junko Asari ( 浅利 純子 ; born 1969) , Japanese retired marathon runner
- Junko Chodos (born 1939), Japanese-American contemporary artist
- Junko Furuta ( 古田 順子 ; 1971–1989) , Japanese torture and murder victim
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Names that sound like Junko
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About the name Junko
Junko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 116 births in the dataset. Junko's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #4,123. Use the chart and map above to compare Junko'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.