Latin iuniperus, the juniper shrub — juniper tree. A plant name in American use only since about 2011.
Juniper ranks 100th among American girls in 2025, with 2,646 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 2,646 babies were given the name, ranking 100th. The typical living American called Juniper is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.55% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.