June
Pronounced JH UW1 N (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1925
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is June?
June is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 207,666 children — the 225th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1925, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1925, when 6,649 children were given it.
Joon is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to June and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Joon
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH UW1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like June
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for June
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name June?
- June ranks 225th among girls' names in US records, with 207,666 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 15,134.
- Is June a unisex name?
- No. June is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was June most popular?
- 1925, when 6,649 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is June spelled?
- Joon. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.