Juno

JOO-no; YOO-no

Latin

"queen of the heavens; young"

Juno Origin and Meaning

The name Juno is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "queen of the heavens; young".

Juno is an ancient name that feels as fresh as if it had been minted, well, not yesterday, but in 2007. Since the release of the popular indie film Juno, this lively but strong Roman goddess name has held new potential as a baby name. Currently in the UK Top 500 and used in The Netherlands too, Juno is on the rise in the US - and is 15 times more popular than it was before the release of the film.

In Roman mythology, Juno was the sister and wife of Jupiter (yes, you did read that right) and the mother of Mars and Vulcan. The patron goddess of Rome and protector of women and marriage and the goddess of finance, Juno's name is heard in Virgil's Aeneid, Shakespeare's The Tempest, and Sean O'Casey's 1924 play Juno and the Paycock. The deity's name is of uncertain origin, but likely derives from the root -iuwen, meaning young. With Jupiter and Minerva, she made the Capitoline triad, whose worship was at the very center of Roman religion.

With its strong but sweet sound, reminiscent of vintage June and contemporary Juniper, with its appealing but rare-for-girls -O ending, it is unsurprising perhaps that Juno is a Nameberry favorite and on the rise in the "real world". Given to around 170 girls in 2023 - and to nearly 50 boys, it joins Artemis as a traditionally feminine goddess name that is becoming a unisex option.

Actress Juno Temple and writer Juno Dawson are notable bearers of the name, while Coldplay's Will Champion chose Juno for one of his twins (whose brother is the kingly Rex).

Juno Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 86 on Nameberry

Juno Popularity

• 86 Nameberry 2024
• 338 Unique 2023
• 243 Unisex 2023
• 436 England 2021
• 99 Dogs 2021

20 Names Similar to Juno

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

• Juniper
• June
• Indigo
• Luna
• Freya
• Minerva
• Clover
• Artemis
• Ophelia
• Lilith
• Andromeda
• Lux
• Persephone
• Iris
• Isolde
• Clementine
• Nova
• Athena
• Florence
• Flora

Famous People Named Juno

• Juno Violet Temple English actress
• Juno Wright (b. 2005) daughter of actors Jeffrey Wright and Carmen Ejogo
• Juno Champion (b. 2008) Daughter of musician Will Champion; twin of brother Rex
• Juno Rassi (b. 2014) daughter of Mazdack Rassi and Zanna Roberts Rassi; twin of sister Rumi
• Juno Kendal (b. 2017) daughter of British YouTuber Ollie Kendal
• Sunday Juno Fox (b. 2019) daughter of Janet Montgomery and Joe Fox.

Juno in Pop Culture

• Juno Roman goddess of women and marriage, wife of Jupiter and queen of the gods
• Juno Boyle "Captain" Jack Boyle's wife in the Sean O'Casey play "Juno and the Paycock" (1924)
• Juno MacGuff character in 2007 film Juno
• Juno Eclipse character in video game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed"
• Sailor Juno aka JunJun character in anime "Sailor Moon"
• Juno character in movie "Beetlejuice"
• Juno Norman's dog on TV's "Bates Motel"
• Juno's volute type of seashell
• Juno Steel character in "The Penumbra Podcast"
• Juno character in anime "Beastars"