Juniper Girl

How popular is Juniper?

#100 girl name in 2025

2,618 baby girls were named Juniper in the US in 2025, making it the 100th most popular girl name. Another 28 boys got the name (#3,847 for boys).

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22,035living people named Juniper (est.)
5median age of people named Juniper
22,117babies named Juniper since 1880
1 in 1,253US babies born in 2025

Juniper popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#100 for girls (▲ 11 from 2024)
Babies in 20252,618 girls, 28 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+251% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#427 in 2015, #171 in 2020
Peak year2025 (2,618 girls)
Highest rank#100 in 2025
First recorded1969
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)1% boys, 99% girls
Chance a classmate shares it2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Juniper is most popular

Babies named Juniper per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Vermont: 14.4 per 1,000 (70 girls)
  2. Alaska: 9.6 per 1,000 (83 girls)
  3. Wyoming: 9.6 per 1,000 (41 girls)
  4. Montana: 7.7 per 1,000 (104 girls)
  5. Oregon: 6.5 per 1,000 (420 girls)

Juniper by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1960s5#7,469
1970s126#3,008
1980s32#6,788
1990s74#6,068
2000s619#1,383
2010s7,356#192
2020s13,644#100

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Questions

Is Juniper a boy or girl name?
Juniper is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Juniper were girls.
How popular is the name Juniper?
2,618 baby girls were named Juniper in the US in 2025, making it the 100th most popular girl name. Another 28 boys got the name (#3,847 for boys).
When was Juniper most popular?
Juniper peaked in 2025, when 2,618 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #100 in 2025.
How many people are named Juniper?
22,117 babies have been named Juniper in the US since 1880. We estimate about 22,035 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
Where is Juniper most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Juniper was most common in Vermont, at 14.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.