boy's name
Juvenal
- Origin Latin
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,382
Juvenal is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Juvenal is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 1991, when 44 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1922.
Juvenal over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 29 |
| 1950s | 44 |
| 1960s | 66 |
| 1970s | 116 |
| 1980s | 197 |
| 1990s | 349 |
| 2000s | 242 |
| 2010s | 150 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 54 |
How popular is Juvenal?
In 2025, Juvenal was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Juvenal is used
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 Juvenal
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Juvenal also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Juvenal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Juvenal
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Juvenal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Juvenal
How popular is the name Juvenal?
In 2025, Juvenal was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Juvenal a girl's or a boy's name?
Juvenal is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Juvenal most popular?
Juvenal peaked in 1991, when 44 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Juvenal a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Juvenal currently ranks #8,706 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.