June

“Young, vital energy - from the month name and goddess Juno” — Latin via Old French and Middle English origin

Boy's name · #2172 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

June is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1893, when it ranked #522. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 3,600 boys since 1880, ranked #2172 today. About 97% of babies named June in recent years have been girls.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Junes

June Huh — Korean-American mathematician
June Mar Fajardo — Filipino basketball player
June Yamagishi — Japanese rock guitarist
June Hyoung Lee — South Korean figure skater
June Clark — Jazz trumpeter and cornetist (1900-1963)

In stories & tradition

June — To-Night's the Night

What Junes become

Among 528 notable people named June:

Entertainers appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. June Yamagishi, Japanese rock guitarist.

Similar names: Leopold · Juno · Gene · Eliott · Jhon · Jules

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