Junior

Junior

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Junior first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 209 babies (rank #230 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

2,020

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

209

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Junior

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	22	#716
1997	16	#945
1998	25	#682
1999	26	#665
2000	20	#830
2001	27	#676
2002	27	#714
2003	24	#842
2004	41	#596
2005	61	#466
2006	75	#438
2007	90	#404
2008	129	#313
2009	119	#333
2010	209	#230
2011	195	#247
2012	200	#246
2013	199	#253
2014	188	#263
2015	171	#283
2016	156	#310

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#716

1997

#945

1998

#682

1999

#665

2000

#830

2001

#676

2002

#714

2003

#842

2004

#596

2005

#466

2006

#438

2007

#404

2008

129

#313

2009

119

#333

2010

209

#230

2011

195

#247

2012

200

#246

2013

199

#253

2014

188

#263

2015

171

#283

2016

156

#310

Numerology of Junior

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Junior

Share your Junior story

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