Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Jr

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jr
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1989

Peak era

1989

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1915Peak 19892024

Peak year

1989

Decline from peak

37.2%

2024

All-time

1,705

Jr is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1989, when 43 boys were named Jr.

In 2024, only 27 boys were given the name.

Down 37.2% from its peak.

All told, about 1,705 Americans have been named Jr and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1989

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