June
June was the 150th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,978 babies. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked 39th with 6,649 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 131 places. More babies were named June in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning June (the month) · English, Latin
Say it JOON /dʒun/
- Rank in 2025
- #150 girls, up 32 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,978girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19256,649 babies
- Total since 1880
- 209,183babies recorded
What does the name June mean?
June is the name of the month, used as a girl's name since the end of the 19th century and often given to girls born in June, according to Wiktionary. The month comes from Latin Iunius, the month of the goddess Juno. Wiktionary links Juno's name, tentatively, to an old root for youthful vigor, and Wikipedia says the same. Separately, June is used as a nickname for a boy called Junior. Juniper and Junie are related modern choices.
Iūnius (Latin, “the month of Juno”)Iūnō (Latin, “Juno, the goddess”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Junie, Juno, Juniper, Junia.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'June', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'June (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
June popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 3,627 since 1880, 66 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #150 | 1,978 |
| 2020 | #182 | 1,577 |
| 2010 | #589 | 498 |
| 2000 | #1,566 | 114 |
| 1990 | #1,536 | 100 |
| 1980 | #719 | 233 |
| 1970 | #406 | 565 |
| 1960 | #208 | 1,645 |
| 1950 | #137 | 2,290 |
| 1940 | #82 | 2,949 |
| 1930 | #47 | 5,094 |
| 1920 | #53 | 4,911 |
| 1910 | #218 | 295 |
| 1900 | #291 | 126 |
| 1890 | #319 | 63 |
| 1880 | #458 | 14 |
How popular is June, counting every spelling?
June is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #174 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #150 for June on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,978 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June | 1,978 | #150 | 9,029 |
| Jyn | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name June?
1,978 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named June (0.55 per 1,000 births). For a girl named June born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named June.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named June?
About 77,700 people born in the US named June are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 14 and 79. That makes June a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
June by state
How common June was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Montana (3.8×), District of Columbia (3.3×), Utah (2.9×), Maine (2.7×), Alaska (2.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, New York, Florida.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with June: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like June, they share its era and feel.
June is also a nickname for Juniper and Junior.
Questions about the name June
What does June mean?
June means “June (the month)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name June?
June was the 150th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,978 babies. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked 39th with 6,649 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 131 places. More babies were named June in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is June a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name June in the US.
Where is June most popular?
In 2021–2025, June was most common in Montana (4.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by District of Columbia and Utah.