June is a gender-neutral given name. It is a common female name and a less common male name in English-speaking countries. It comes from the name of the month, which is derived from
Juno, the name of a Roman goddess.[1] It is also a short form of the names
Juniper,
Junia, Junius and Junior.
June is also an unrelated
Basque feminine name meaning "place of the reeds".[2]
June was a popular girl's name and somewhat popular boy's name in the early to mid 20th century in the United States. As a girl's name, it reached a peak in 1925 as the 39th most popular name, but then gradually declined until it dropped off the top 1000 list of names in 1987. In recent years, it has started to make a comeback: in 2022 it ranked 172.[3]
As a boy's name, June reached a peak in 1922 at 697th, but then also declined and left the top 1000 list in 1939.
People named June include
In the Arts
June Allyson (1917–2006), American film and television actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s
June Anderson (born 1952), American coloratura soprano
June Black (1910–2009), New Zealand ceramic artist and painter
June Blair (1933–2022), American model and actress best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in January 1957
June Bland (born 1931), British actress best known for her guest appearances in two Doctor Who serials
June Brigman (born 1960), American comic book artist and illustrator
June Bronhill (1929–2005), Australian soprano opera singer
June Brown (1927–2022), English actress and author
June Caprice (1895–1936), American silent film actress
June Carter Cash (1929–2003), American singer, songwriter, actress, member of the Carter Family, wife of Johnny Cash
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June is a gender-neutral given name. It is a common female name and a less common male name in English-speaking countries. It comes from the name of the month, which is derived from
Juno, the name of a Roman goddess.[1] It is also a short form of the names
Juniper,
Junia, Junius and Junior.
June is also an unrelated
Basque feminine name meaning "place of the reeds".[2]
June was a popular girl's name and somewhat popular boy's name in the early to mid 20th century in the United States. As a girl's name, it reached a peak in 1925 as the 39th most popular name, but then gradually declined until it dropped off the top 1000 list of names in 1987. In recent years, it has started to make a comeback: in 2022 it ranked 172.[3]
As a boy's name, June reached a peak in 1922 at 697th, but then also declined and left the top 1000 list in 1939.
People named June include
In the Arts
June Allyson (1917–2006), American film and television actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s
June Anderson (born 1952), American coloratura soprano
June Black (1910–2009), New Zealand ceramic artist and painter
June Blair (1933–2022), American model and actress best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in January 1957
June Bland (born 1931), British actress best known for her guest appearances in two Doctor Who serials
June Brigman (born 1960), American comic book artist and illustrator
June Bronhill (1929–2005), Australian soprano opera singer
June Brown (1927–2022), English actress and author
June Caprice (1895–1936), American silent film actress
June Carter Cash (1929–2003), American singer, songwriter, actress, member of the Carter Family, wife of Johnny Cash
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.