Junior

Latin

"young"

Junior Origin and Meaning

The name Junior is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "young".

The line should end with Junior Soprano. While most would expect this to be a nickname rather than an actual given name, Junior has always ranked in the US Top 1000, hitting its peak in 1925 at Number 116.

Junior Rank in US Top 1000

# 736 in the US

Popularity of the name Junior

• 736 US 2023
• 1902 Nameberry 2021
• 418 England 2023
• 190 Scotland 2024

20 Names Similar to Junior

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Junior.

• Josh
• Sammy
• Johnny
• Joe
• Bobby
• Richie
• Mickey
• Gary
• Chad
• Jojo
• Steve
• Joey
• Randy
• Don
• Jerry
• Tom
• Ricky
• Mike
• Barry
• Tommy

Famous People Named Junior

• Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson Jr., American NASCAR driver
• Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau Jr., American NFL player
• Junior dos Santos Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Junior Walker stage name of Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr., American R&B singer
• Norman Washington "Junior" Giscombe English R&B singer
• Junior Murvin (born Murvin Junior Smith) Jamaican reggae singer
• Junior Marvin (born Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr.), Jamaican reggae singer
• Júnior (born Antonio Barretto Morales) Spanish Filipino singer
• Junior Savva Andreas Andre son of musician Peter Andre and model Katie "Jordan" Price (b. 2005)
• Herschel Junior Walker American NFL player
• Otis Junior Nixon American baseball player
• Robert Downey Junior American actor

The name Junior in Pop Culture

• Corrado John "Junior" Soprano Jr. character on TV's "The Sopranos"
• Hei "Junior" Xiong character in anime "RWBY"
• "Junior " 1994 movie starring Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger, which tracks the development of Junior, a female
• Andre "Junior" Johnson Jr. son on TV's "Black,ish"
• Bowser Junior character in videogames “Super Mario Bros”
• Junior top delivery stork in Warner Bros 2016 film, Storks.
• Junior character on TV series "Albert and Junior".