The first name Jun

In 2025, 5 boys were named Jun, making it the 3,684th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 35 births (#809).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jun with other names.

In 2025, 39 boys born in the United States were named Jun, the 3,107th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 46 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lei Jun
  Chinese businessman, cofounder and CEO of Xiaomi, born 1969
• Jun Kokubo
  Brazilian association football player, born 1980
• Zhang Jun
  Chinese badminton player, born 1977
• Gu Jun
  Chinese badminton player, born 1975
• Gong Jun
  Chinese actor (born 1992)
• Zhao Jun
  Chinese chess grandmaster, born 1986
• Zhu Jun
  Chinese fencer, born 1984
• Jun Ichikawa
  1948-2008 Japanese film director and screenwriter
• Zhu Jun
  Chinese Han dynasty general (died 195)
• Leo Jun Ikenaga
  Catholic Bishop, born 1937
• Liu Jun
  Chinese basketball player (born 1969)
• Wang Jun
  Chinese politician, born 1952

What does the name Jun mean?

Clipping of Junior.

How popular is the name Jun?

In 2025, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Jun, ranking 3,684th. Its peak was 2009, with 35 births.

Is Jun a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 1,608 US babies named Jun since 1880, 10% were girls and 90% boys.

When was Jun most popular?

2003 in the United States, when 46 babies were named Jun, its highest rank at 2,332nd.

What are other spellings of Jun?

Jhun.

Is Jun also a surname?

Yes. Jun is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.