Junior

Boy #736 in 2023

Junior is a boy name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Junior

The town in West Virginia was established on November 13, 1897, and named after Henry G. (1871–1896), a son of United States Senator from West Virginia (1823–1916) who had been drowned at sea off the Atlantic Coast of South Africa while returning home on the steamship Munkesenton.

Popularity of Junior

Popularity, 1882–2023

357 births in 2023

1882 2023

42,233 U.S. births recorded from 1882–2023.

Peak year

1926

1,590 babies

First recorded

1882

141 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.