Jr
Jr is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 27 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 270.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 198943 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1915
- 1,705people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,705 boys have been named Jr in the United States since 1915, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1989, with 43 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1993, and the 2000s alone account for 18%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Jr | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | |
| 1920s | 190 | |
| 1930s | 110 | |
| 1940s | 47 | |
| 1950s | 5 | |
| 1960s | 67 | |
| 1970s | 111 | |
| 1980s | 214 | |
| 1990s | 216 | |
| 2000s | 312 | |
| 2010s | 286 | |
| 2020s | 113 |
In 1989, its biggest year
Jr was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1989 were Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and David. See all of 1989.
Names that rose and fell with Jr
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Armenpeak 2007
- Jcpeak 2005
- Paulinopeak 1995
- Jdpeak 2005
- Macariopeak 2006
- Gasparpeak 2024
- Luciopeak 2024
- Serafinpeak 1993
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.