Junior
Meaning
the younger; widely used as a standalone first name among Haitian families
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Junior peaked in the 1920s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
87,633 people · the #354 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 2,315 · median age 31
Among people named Junior living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 1,541 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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