Male name
Junior
2,987 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2010. Expression number: 33.
Origin
From junior. The town in West Virginia was established on November 13, 1897, and named after Henry G. Davis Jr. (1871–1896), a son of United States Senator from West Virginia Henry G. Davis (1823–1916) who had been drowned at sea off the Atlantic Coast of South Africa while returning home on the steamship Munkesenton.From Wiktionary, entry “Junior”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2010: 209 births. 2,987 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 466 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1927: 1,607 births. 43,182 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. It really came into use around 1908. It is still given: 1,772 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 7,981 | 2012–2023 | — |
| France | 1,800 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 319 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 131 | 2012–2023 | — |
Source: RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
1 + 3 + 5 + 9 + 6 + 9 = 33
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
3 + 9 + 6 = 18 → 9
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 5 + 9 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.