Junior

“younger, the younger one”

Boy’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Junior

Junior means “younger, the younger one” and is of Latin origin.

It peaked in 2023.
Over recent years, Junior has been stable (−0.2% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Junior every 57 schools.

Junior ranks 199^th in Scotland, against 811^th in France.

ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
199^th boys’ name66 babies in 3 years1 boy in 908+1.1% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
325^th boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,959
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
440^th boys’ name23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,141
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
471^st boys’ name249 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,319−5.6% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
722^nd boys’ name1,098 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,683+5.2% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
763^rd boys’ name8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,978
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,861^st boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 28,324

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada).

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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