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Jun (じゅん) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 淳, 淳 pure. It is popular today and has reached No. 5 in 2 different years between 1974 and 1976.

じゅん · じゅん · ジュン
Most used spelling淳じゅんpure

Ways to write Jun

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

淳
淳pure, honest
Boy, best No. 5 (1968–1981)
潤
潤moist, enriching
Boy, best No. 37 (2010–2020)
純
純pure
Boys and girls, 263 notable people on Wikidata
順
順order, obedient
Boys and girls, 60 notable people on Wikidata
準
準standard
Boys and girls, 22 notable people on Wikidata
隼
隼falcon
Boys and girls, 21 notable people on Wikidata
遵
遵to follow
Boys and girls, 9 notable people on Wikidata
惇
惇sincere, kind
Boys and girls, 7 notable people on Wikidata
洵
洵truly
Boys and girls, 4 notable people on Wikidata
旬
旬season, ten days
Boys and girls, 4 notable people on Wikidata
醇
醇pure, mellow
Boys and girls, 3 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Jun appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

絢brilliant patternGirl
俊talentedBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Jun has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 5 in 2 different years, most recently 1976.

No. 1No. 50No. 100197019801990200020102020Boys, 1968: No. 10Boys, 1971: No. 10Boys, 1972: No. 10Boys, 1973: No. 8Boys, 1974: No. 5Boys, 1975: No. 8Boys, 1976: No. 5Boys, 1981: No. 10Boys, 2010: No. 74Boys, 2011: No. 37Boys, 2020: No. 97
Show the numbers
YearBoys
2020No. 97
2011No. 37
2010No. 74
1981No. 10
1976No. 5
1975No. 8
1974No. 5
1973No. 8
1972No. 10
1971No. 10
1968No. 10

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Famous people named Jun

Jun Amano 天野 純Japanese association football player
Jun Endo 純Japanese association football player
Jun Suzuki 淳Japanese association football player and manager
Jun Matsumoto 潤Japanese singer, actor, radio host
Jun Marques Davidson 純Japanese association football player
Jun Aoyama 隼Japanese former association football player, tareno and actor

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.