Is Juvenal a boy or girl name?

Juvenal is a boy’s name. Of the 1,267 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Juvenal

Recorded 1922–2025 · United States

Juvenal was most popular in 1991, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,377 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,267 people named Juvenal.

Juvenal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Juvenal’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Juvenal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Juvenal is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,267 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Juvenal

Where Juvenal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org