Given name & surname
Juneau
“young”
Juneau is a surname from French. It is used in English and French.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From French Juneau, built from French jeune + -eau.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Juneau is a variant of Juno. The history of Juno gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Juno is associated with the queen of the heavens and goddess of marriage and women.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Juneau through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 271
- 86 boys · 185 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #5,631 for girls · #7,936 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,631 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 10 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 216 as a first name in 2020; 2,789 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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