Entry № 2779 · Latin origin

June June — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ JOON /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"The month of June; young"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 198
First recorded
Modern as given name

A name that means "the month of june; young".

June is named for the Roman goddess Juno — patron of marriage, women, and Rome. The month was named for her, and the name was used directly. The root may be related to iuvenis, meaning "young."

June peaked in the U.S. at #39 in 1925. After a long quiet, it is returning fast — currently in the U.S. top 200. The character June Osborne in The Handmaid's Tale brought it back to literary attention.

The month. The Roman goddess Juno.

The name in its native script.

June
Transliteration
June
Pronunciation
/ dʒuːn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where June stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 198 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 39 in 1925
Babies named June · last year
1612 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №39 NOW · №198

Junes before her.

Real people
June Carter Cash
American singer.
1929 – 2003
June Squibb
American actress.
born 1929
In fiction
June Osborne
Heroine of The Handmaid's Tale.
1985 novel / 2017 series

Names connected to June.

The number behind June.

4

The Builder

June reduces to four — the number of warm rooted month.

Why families chose this name.

"Born in June. Named for it. The simplest possible decision."
Hannah · Mother of one · Vermont