Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Junot isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Junot 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
Junot through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 25 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 281 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.
People named Junot
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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