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Junior

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What official birth registration shows about Junior: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #230 to #914.200020052010201520202025#230#914
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#704
1997#914
1998#669
1999#655
2000#817
2001#668
2002#710
2003#833
2004#590
2005#461
2006#436
2007#400
2008#312
2009#333
2010#230
2011#246
2012#244
2013#253
2014#263
2015#283
2016#310
2017#347
2018#337
2019#359
2020#395
2021#390
2022#404
2023#417
2024#500
2025#497

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #497 among boys in England and Wales, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #704 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #497 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #189 in Scotland in 2024.

Junior's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#49777HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#50078HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41794HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#404105HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#390112HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#395105HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#359123HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#337136HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#347137HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#310156HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#283171HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#263188HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#253199HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#244200HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#246195HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#230209HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#333119HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#312129HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#40090HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#43675HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#46161HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#59041HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#83324HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#71027HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#66827HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#81720HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#65526HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#66925HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#91416HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#70422HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#3055HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#4143HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3265HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3045HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3195HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#2507HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#2328HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#2378HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#21310HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#2447HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#2477HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#2189HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3035HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#20011HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#3284HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3573HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#2654HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5845HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#18923HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Junior is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Junior, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2010Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2002Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2009ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#230 in 2010
Republic of Ireland2002–20258#451 in 2002
Northern Ireland2005–202418#200 in 2009
Scotland20241#189 in 2024

Its high point came 22 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2002) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Junior

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #189 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.