Jun: meaning “one who is obedient”, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Japanese interpretation is “one who is obedient.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.

How it developed

In English usage, Jun is a short form of June. In Cebuano usage, Jun developed from Junior.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jun through the years

Babies since 1880: 1,608; 1,452 boys · 156 girls
Most popular year: 2024; 50 babies
2025: 46; #3,107 for boys · #12,500 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20: +39%; Rising

Boys Girls

Jun in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1918–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inCalifornia, Texas

FewerMore, relative to births Not published

2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: California (12), Texas (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,107 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 56.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 46 in 2003. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,305 as a first name in 2020; 4,155 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Jun’s family of names

In English usage, Jun is a short form of June. In Cebuano usage, Jun developed from the English form Junior. In English usage, Jun has a conventional equivalent in the Welsh form MEH.

Walk Jun’s family in the name graph

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Jun has relatives in 39 languages. Lines run from its Japanese roots to each of them.

Japanesewhere Jun comes from · 6 names

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 6

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 46

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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People named Jun

Characters named Jun: Jun Kazama (Tekken), Li Jun (Water Margin character), Jun Misugi (Captain Tsubasa).

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

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