Juno
Meaning and origin
From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin. One hypothesis is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- (“she of heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), reflecting her role as goddess of rulers. Another is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₃onh₂- (“the young goddess”), from *h₂eyu- (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), making it cognate with Latin iuvenis (“young”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Juno (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Juno has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | – | – |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | – | – |
| 2007 | 3 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | 3 |
| 2009 | 22 | – |
| 2010 | 23 | – |
| 2011 | 34 | 2 |
| 2012 | 39 | 4 |
| 2013 | 57 | 4 |
| 2014 | 46 | 3 |
| 2015 | 39 | 2 |
| 2016 | 53 | 8 |
| 2017 | 46 | 4 |
| 2018 | 72 | 5 |
| 2019 | 61 | 8 |
| 2020 | 64 | 11 |
| 2021 | 80 | 7 |
| 2022 | 68 | 14 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29 | – |
| 2000 | 29 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | – |
| 2002 | 25 | – |
| 2003 | 23 | – |
| 2004 | 22 | – |
| 2005 | 24 | 10 |
| 2006 | 24 | – |
| 2007 | 27 | 10 |
| 2008 | 34 | 13 |
| 2009 | 57 | 13 |
| 2010 | 81 | 12 |
| 2011 | 116 | 14 |
| 2012 | 154 | 18 |
| 2013 | 211 | 21 |
| 2014 | 259 | 24 |
| 2015 | 299 | 26 |
| 2016 | 351 | 32 |
| 2017 | 401 | 36 |
| 2018 | 477 | 41 |
| 2019 | 539 | 52 |
| 2020 | 598 | 62 |
Juno in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Juno.Hi! My name is Juno.
- Juno bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Juno lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Juno i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Juno this afternoon.
- Junos mamma är lärare.Juno's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Junos mamma is Juno's mum.
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Questions about Juno
How do you pronounce Juno in Swedish?
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What does the name Juno mean?
From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin. One hypothesis is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- (“she of heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), reflecting her role as goddess of rulers. Another is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₃onh₂- (“the young goddess”), from *h₂eyu- (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), making it cognate with Latin iuvenis (“young”).
How popular is Juno in Sweden?
82 babies were named Juno in 2022. In 2020, 660 people in Sweden had Juno as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.