Joon
Mostly boys · JOON · Korean
Joon is a name of Korean origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Joon mean?
Korean: Korean name; also Persian joon 'dear'
Common in Korean names, often written 俊 'talented'; in Persian, joon is an affectionate word for 'dear'.
- Say it
- JOON
Is Joon a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Joon has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls and 19 boys in the US.
How popular is Joon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 117% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Joon, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971. 10 girls were also named Joon in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Joon in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 124 boys in the US were given Joon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,308, up from #5,044 for this spelling alone.
Joon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
Names like Joon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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