Junior

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Junior first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 31 babies (rank #756 that year). In 2024 it was given to 12 boys (rank #1,760). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Junior

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Junior yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

641

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Junior

Junior Firpoassociation football player · b. 1996
Junior Agogoassociation football player · b. 1979
Junior Messiasassociation football player · b. 1991
Júnior Fernándesassociation football player · b. 1988

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Names ranked near Junior in 2024

Other boys' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	12	#1,038
1992	29	#585
1993	24	#672
1994	13	#946
1995	15	#983
1996	19	#832
1997	17	#872
1998	16	#918
1999	14	#1,010
2000	18	#853
2001	17	#917
2002	18	#897
2003	22	#806
2004	19	#922
2005	18	#999
2006	13	#1,312
2007	18	#1,082
2008	26	#845
2009	21	#1,027
2010	28	#838
2011	31	#756
2012	24	#929
2013	26	#888
2014	12	#1,548
2015	13	#1,440
2016	23	#988
2017	17	#1,246
2018	25	#936
2019	20	#1,095
2020	15	#1,376
2021	17	#1,291
2022	20	#1,138
2023	9	#2,120
2024	12	#1,760