June
Girl nameJune has been given to 209,183 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1925 and currently ranks #150 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /d͡ʒuːn/
From Middle English June, june, re-Latinised variants of earlier Middle English Juyn, juyng, from Old French juing, juin, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“Juno”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (“vital force, youthful vigor”).
Origin: month names < English
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
209,183
Peak year
1925 (6,723 babies)
Rank in 2025
#150 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +78%
Gender split
98% girls / 2% boys
Famous people named June
June Allyson
American actress (1917–2006)
June Squibb
American actress
June Lockhart
American actress (1925–2025)
June Foray
American voice actress (1917–2017)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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