June

Origin: English (from Latin via Old French and Middle English) — From the month name, after the Roman goddess Juno — a name of uncertain origin

Nicknames: Junie

Girl's name · #150 in the US (2025) · Comeback

97% girls · 3% boys — June is also given to boys: 66 in 2025, about 1 in 30 in recent years. June →

Popularity over time

June was #39 in 1925, slipped to #1956 by 2003, and has climbed back to #150 today. Roughly 206,000 girls have been named June since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#60 in Netherlands (2025) · #94 in Belgium (2025) · #161 in France (2025) · #242 in Norway (2025) · #290 in New Zealand (2025) · #580 in Ireland (2025) · #597 in Switzerland (2025) · #691 in Scotland (2025) · #699 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #181 in Canada (2024).

Famous Junes

June Allyson — American actress (1917–2006)
June Squibb — American actress
June Carter Cash — American singer (1929–2003)
June Lockhart — American actress (1925–2025)
June Foray — American voice actress (1917–2017)

In stories & tradition

June (Enchantress) — Injustice 2 (video game)
June Cleaver — Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
June Covington — Marvel Comics

What Junes become

Among 528 notable people named June:

Entertainers appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. June Allyson, American actress (1917–2006).

Spellings & nicknames

About 94 girls a year are given Junie as their full name.

Similar names: Junie · Lucille · Juno · Daphne · Rosalie · Jane

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