girls:
922 births since 2012
#4794 (16th percentile)
boys:
540 births since 1981
#4046 (12th percentile)
overall:
1.5k births since 1981
#6283 (19th percentile)
The name Jupiter is the #6,283 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,462 recorded births since 1981. This represents the 18.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 18.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,794 (16.1% percentile) for all time with 922 births since 2012. For boys, it ranks #4,046 (11.7% percentile) for all time with 540 births since 1981.
Jupiter first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1981 (1981 for boys and 2012 for girls). Birth data for Jupiter is available in 21 out of the 43 years between 1981 and 2023 (21 years for boys and 11 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Jupiter has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (63.1% of all recorded births). In 2023, 60.6% of babies named Jupiter were girls. Interestingly, until around 2016, the name was more popular for boys (68.2% boys from 1981 to 2015), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (67.3% girls from 2016 to 2023).
For girls, Jupiter reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 13.7% percentile (ranked #827) with 76 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 76 births per million (ranked 13.7% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Jupiter ranks #832 for girls (12.2% percentile) with 69 births per million, which is 90.4% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Jupiter reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 8.0% percentile (ranked #838) with 43 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 43 births per million (ranked 8.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2008, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Jupiter is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #838 (8.0% percentile) with 43 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Jupiter".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Jupiter. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 57.8% confident that Jupiter is pronounced as JUE-pih-ter, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is JUE-puh-ter, at 42.2% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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