Girls' name · peaked in 1925
June name popularity since 1925
158,718 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named June (98.4% girls, 1.6% boys). Half of them were born in 1943 or earlier, so the typical June is about 83 years old in 2026. June peaked in 1925 as the #39 name for girls, and it ranked #150 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 158,718
- Named June, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1925
- #39 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #150
- for girls in 2025 (1,978 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.4% girls
- 156,245 girls · 2,473 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 2.17× its national share
Peak year is the year June made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
June births per year, 1925–2025
1925 was the biggest year for June both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1964 and 1969, June's share of baby girls fell by 51%, from 1 in 1,380 to 1 in 2,810.
- Fastest rise: Between 2005 and 2010, it became 4.5× more common, from 1 in 16,100 baby girls to 1 in 3,570.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare June's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named June.
Decade by decade
Babies named June in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 29,074 | 363 | – |
| 1930s | 40,745 | 561 | #55 |
| 1940s | 25,168 | 283 | #121 |
| 1950s | 21,101 | 211 | #164 |
| 1960s | 11,233 | 124 | #268 |
| 1970s | 3,518 | 91 | #561 |
| 1980s | 1,744 | 108 | #895 |
| 1990s | 967 | 124 | #1,675 |
| 2000s | 1,836 | 105 | #1,725 |
| 2010s | 10,253 | 162 | #281 |
| 2020–25 | 10,606 | 341 | #150 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.4% of babies named June from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where June is most popular
The index compares June's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named June.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 2.17× | 1,053 |
| Vermont | 1.92× | 499 |
| North Dakota | 1.89× | 925 |
| Maine | 1.80× | 1,199 |
| Montana | 1.70× | 775 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to June's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is June.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of June (1925).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data