girl's name

Junko

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 122

Junko is a girl's name. In 1992 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Junko is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1971, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1926.

Junko over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1992, not a full ten years.

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'20 '30 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Junko by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 6
1930s 5
1960s 18
1970s 65
1980s 11
1990s (to 1992) 12

How popular is Junko?

In 1992, Junko was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Junko is used

France #2,622 5 in 1975
United States #15,032 5 in 1992

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Junko

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Junko also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Junko over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Junko

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Junko — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Junko

How popular is the name Junko?

In 1992, Junko was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Junko a girl's or a boy's name?

Junko is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Junko most popular?

Junko peaked in 1971, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.