Given name & surname
Juno
Juno is used as a given name and a surname. Juno is connected with Una.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
In Irish use, Juno is used as a form of Una.
The story
In mythological stories, Juno is associated with the queen of the heavens and goddess of marriage and women.
Juno through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,207
- 437 boys · 1,770 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 233 babies
- 2025
- 233
- #1,252 for girls · #2,500 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +64%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 18% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 179 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,252 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 54 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,515 as a first name in 2020; 375 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.
Juno’s family of names
Juno is an English adaptation of Una. Juno has a related form in Juneau. Juno has a related form in Juneaux.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Juno
- Juno TempleBritish actressborn 1989
- Juno Stover-Irwindiver (1928–2011)
- Juno MakHong Kong actor and singerborn 1984
- Juno DawsonBritish youth fiction authorborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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