Juno: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “queen of the heavens”
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- JOO-noh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (81% of all uses)
Juno is the Roman goddess of marriage and women, counterpart of Greek Hera. The name comes directly from Latin mythological tradition.
How popular is Juno?
Babies named Juno in 2024204
2024 rank#1,379 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18801,972
Juno is rising: use over the last five years is 3.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Juno
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Juno questions
What does the name Juno mean?
Juno means "queen of the heavens". It comes from Latin. Juno is the Roman goddess of marriage and women, counterpart of Greek Hera. The name comes directly from Latin mythological tradition.
Is Juno a boy or girl name?
Juno is mainly a girl's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Juno?
204 US babies were named Juno in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Juno?
Juno is usually pronounced JOO-noh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.