Are you hearing Juniper IRL a lot?

I’ve never met or heard of a [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], besides my cat. (And, I’m a teacher, so I encounter lots of little ones.)

Our friends (who happen to live in Oceanside) recently mentioned having a new dog named [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]. They also have a [name_m]French[/name_m] Bulldog named [name_f]Lulu[/name_f].

A friend just had a baby named [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], and I also know a [name_f]Juno[/name_f]! I live in LA though, so maybe we’re an adventurous naming pocket? I do hear, as previous poster said, it’s popular in the [name_m]Pacific[/name_m] Northwest.

I’ve only ever met one [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] - she’s in her mid-forties and my GP! I’ve never met a [name_f]Juno[/name_f] or a [name_u]June[/name_u] either.

I have been hearing it more. I know a [name_u]June[/name_u] and of a little [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_f]Plum[/name_f], but I wouldn’t consider it common at all.

I’ve never met a [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], and I’ve never seen anyone use it outside of Nameberry. I really like it though.

I’ve seen it as a middle a couple of times, but have not met anyone with it as a first name. I would think about nicknames though,as it seems like a name that is likely to evolve into a nickname. [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Junie[/name_f], [name_u]Peri[/name_u]? If you like them, I don’t think it’s a name you have to worry about seeing five of in her kindergarten class.

I haven’t met a [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] yet.

My high school band director has a daughter named [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]. Called [name_f]Juni[/name_f] at least some of the time; she’s probably four years old. Other than that, I don’t believe I personally know of any.

That said, looking at [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]‘s trajectory on the popularity charts, I would not be surprised if it went the way of [name_u]Harper[/name_u] or [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (numbers 10 and 27, respectively, in 2016). Also I think the -per ending is really on trend right now: see again [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], and on the boys’ side, [name_m]Jasper[/name_m].

I’ve only met one [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]. She has a sister named [name_f]Coral[/name_f] :slight_smile:

I have never met a [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]. I would love to though. I do know 2 people (in my family) with the middle name [name_u]June[/name_u].

I neither know nor have hear of anyone named [name_u]Juniper[/name_u].

I have never met anyone or heard of anyone considering the name [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] outside of nameberry forums. Same goes for [name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_f]Juno[/name_f].

I know two girls under the age of two: one [name_u]June[/name_u], one [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]