Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Junior

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

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1926

Peak rank proxy

1,590

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1882Peak 19262024

Peak year

1926

Decline from peak

75%

2024

397

All-time

42,630

Junior is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1926, when 1,590 boys were named Junior.

In 2024, only 397 boys were given the name.

All told, about 42,630 Americans have been named Junior and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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