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Joon

boy name
Origin
Korean
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

handsome and talented (a native Korean given name increasingly used as the sole legal American first name for second-generation sons)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Joon has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

30 people · the #94,398 first name in Brazil · median age 52

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Joon

Most people given the name Joon in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Joon

Yoon Jin Jihoon Hyun Ju-won Yul

The Joon deep dive

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