Given name & surname
Junius
“the child of Jove; one who is youthful”
Junius is a variant of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain.
Original GreekΙουνια
Meaning & origin
What it means
Junius is a variant of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Junius is a variant of Julius. A possible origin is Roman, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Junius appears in Romans 16:7.
From biblical name research
Junius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,373
- 5,373 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 151 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,408 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,408 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 151 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,357 as a first name in 2020; 449 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.
Junius’s family of names
In English usage, Junius has an affectionate form in JUNIE. In Latin usage, Junius has a feminine form in Junia. Junius has a related form in Julius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Junius
- J. R. JayewardenePresident of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 19891906–1996
- ZillaKamiAmerican rapperborn 1999
- Junius Brutus BoothEnglish stage actor (1796–1852)
- Junius Spencer MorganAmerican banker and financier (1813–1890)
- Junius HoHong Kong politicianborn 1962
- Junius MatthewsAmerican actor (1890-1978)
- Junius DanielConfederate Army general (1828-1864)
- Junius Marion FutrellAmerican politician (1870-1955)
- Junius Edgar WestAmerican politician (1866-1947)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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