Junior

Meaning: Younger
Origin: English — From the word junior, used for a son named after his father

Boy's name · #752 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Junior belongs to an older America first — it reached #115 back in 1925 — yet it still appears in today's records at #752. About 43,000 boys have carried it since 1882.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#111 in Ecuador (2025) · #243 in Scotland (2025) · #395 in N. Ireland (2025) · #497 in England & Wales (2025) · #829 in Ireland (2025) · #954 in France (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,718 in Canada (2025) · #2,280 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,891 in Italy (2024) · #370 in New Zealand (2024) · #992 in Belgium (2024) and 4 more.

Famous Juniors

Júnior — Brazilian footballer (born 1954)
Junior Firpo — Dominican footballer (born 1996)
Junior Hoilett — Canadian footballer (born 1990)
Júnior Díaz — Costa Rican footballer (born 1983)
Júnior Baiano — Brazilian footballer (born 1970)

In stories & tradition

Junior Soprano — Fictional character on the television series The Sopranos
Junior Juniper — Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos (comics)
Junior Pierce — Oz (TV series)

What Juniors become

Among 547 notable people named Junior:

Sports figures appear 3.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Júnior, Brazilian footballer (born 1954).

Similar names: Bruno · Judson · Ignacio · Jefferson · Edison · Darwin

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