Juno

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A few things about Juno you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Juno

Juno Temple

British actress

Choose Juno and your child shares a first name with Juno Temple, a British actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Juno, like who?” Juno Temple's Wikipedia article is available in 49 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,977 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Juno, 179 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Juno would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJuno first shows up in US birth records in 1919, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 106 years since.
• 🏆Best yearJuno is at its all-time high right now: #1,250 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowJuno is 40× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 357,143 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 8,977.
• 🚀TrendJuno has climbed 558 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,250. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedJuno is most popular in Colorado, where it ranks #634, followed by Louisiana (#776) and Washington (#811). It's in the top 1,000 in 6 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlJuno is given to both boys and girls: 77% of the 233 babies named Juno in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Juno

Juno is a gender-neutral name of Greek, Italian and Latin origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-uno”. US birth records list Juno for girls from 1919 to 2025, in 27 of those 107 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,250 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,250, with 179 babies. Of the 233 US babies named Juno in 2025, 77% were girls and 23% were boys.

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