Junah

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Junah by the numbers

Junah was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Junah

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Junah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Jorahthe lord sees or teaches22 in the US (2017)
  • Jirahhe will see; from root ראה7 in the US (2017)
  • Jalah13 in the US (2017)
  • Jarah6 in the US (2017)
  • Jenay5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Junah

Names that are said the same way as Junah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Juna48 in the US (2017)
  • Juneau3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Junah

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