as a First Name
From the common nickname used to distinguish a son from his father or for any young male, used occasionally since the early 20th century as an independent given name, mainly in the United States.
| 1,219th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 19,975
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 34,307
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Junior per capita
- 1926
- marked the height of its popularity
0.01%
99.99%
62%
55+
55+
10%
30-54
30-54
7%
13-29
13-29
21%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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