Juniper

Origin: English or Welsh — From the juniper tree; or a form of Guinevere/Jennifer · From the juniper tree, or through Guinevere

Girl's name · #100 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Juniper is climbing: on the charts since 1969, it reached #100 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 2,600 girls given the name last year. Roughly 22,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Juniper ranks in other countries and regions.

#129 in New Zealand (2025) · #251 in England & Wales (2025) · #413 in Scotland (2025) · #463 in N. Ireland (2025) · #845 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,014 in Ireland (2025) · #1,579 in Austria (2025) · #1,592 in Switzerland (2025) · #169 in Canada (2024).

Famous Junipers

Juniper Wurdinger — Dutch artistic gymnast
Juniper Perlis^sr — American artist

In stories & tradition

Juniper Lee — The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (TV series)

Similar names: Jennifer · Lennon · Julietta · Maeve · Carter · Sloane

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