Junior: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Junior – Meaning: the younger one – Origin: Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: JOON-yur


Junior is a Latin boy's name meaning “the younger one”. It appears in our list of 175+ Cute Baby Boy Names That Start with J.

Meaning & Origin of Junior

Meaning: The younger one.

Origin: Latin.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Junior

Phonetic: JOON-yur   IPA: /ˈdʒuːnjər/

Popularity of Junior

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1882–2024.

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