Masculine dossier · first seen 1915
Jr
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1989
Peak era
1989
Peak births
43
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Jr
How many people are named Jr?
An estimated 1,323 living Americans are named Jr.
How rare is Jr?
Jr is very rare among babies today, with 24 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 44.2% from its 1989 peak.
How old is the typical Jr?
The median age of a living American named Jr is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 38 years old.
Is Jr still popular?
Not especially. Jr has been declining since its 1989 peak and registered 24 births in 2025.
Where is Jr most common?
Jr has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.9× more often than the national baseline.
1915Peak 19892025
Peak year
1989
Decline from peak
44.2%
2025
24
All-time
1,729
Where it lives now
Jr is most concentrated in California — about 1.9× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Jr is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.