Latin Junius, linked to the goddess Juno — young; of juno. The month named for the Roman goddess of marriage.
June ranks 150th among American girls in 2025, with 2,044 born that year. Its best year was 1925, when 6,723 babies were given the name, ranking 39th. The typical living American called June is about 73 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.37% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.