Juvenal
Juvenal is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to:
- History
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Juvenal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Juvenal is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- History
- Portuguese
The Story of Juvenal
American parents first put Juvenal on the record books as a baby boy name in 1922, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 44 Juvenals were born — ranking #1,798 that year. About 28% of every Juvenal on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Juvenal last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Juvenal
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Juvenal , Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, 2nd century Roman poet
- Saint Juvenal (disambiguation)
- Juvenal (Poyarkov) (born 1935), Metropolitan of Krutitsy and Kolomna, archbishop of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Juvenal Agnero (born 1998), Ivorian footballer
- Juvenal Amarijo (1923–2009), Brazilian football defender
- Juvenal de Araújo (1892–1976), Portuguese Madeiran politician
- Juvenal Briceño (born 1965), Peruvian football manager and former player
- Juvenal Francisco Dias (1923–2012), Brazilian football defender
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Names that sound like Juvenal
Phonetically similar names — useful when Juvenal 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 Juvenal
Juvenal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Juvenal's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,798. Use the chart and map above to compare Juvenal'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 .
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