Boy · #752 in 2025

Junior

Junior: popularity and trends since 1880

Rank
#752
Born 2025
343
Peak year
1926

Popularity, 1880–2025

per 100,000 boys born

Junior per 100,000 boys born, by year. Peak: 1926. Gaps are years with fewer than five births, which SSA does not publish. Source: SSA, 1880–2025.

Recent trend

Junior has been rising: its share of boys born has grown over the last 10 years. It now stands at 14% of its 1926 peak.

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