The first name Juniper
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A topographic surname from juniper. In some cases matronymic from an equivalent of Jennifer influenced by folk etymology.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 186 girls were named Juniper, making it the 250th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Juniper with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Juniper at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 2,618 girls born in the United States were named Juniper, the 100th most popular girls’ name that year.
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.
Questions
- What does the name Juniper mean?
- A topographic surname from juniper. In some cases matronymic from an equivalent of Jennifer influenced by folk etymology.
- How popular is the name Juniper?
- In 2025, 186 girls born in England and Wales were named Juniper, ranking 250th.
- Is Juniper a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 22,117 US babies named Juniper since 1880 were girls.
- When was Juniper most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 2,618 babies were named Juniper, its highest rank at 100th.