| Camellia | Juno | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Camellia flower | Queen of the heavens |
| Origin | latin | Latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | kuh-MEEL-yuh | JOO-noh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1919 |
| Peak year | 2024 (138) | 2025 (179) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 179 |
| Trend | Rising | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Camellia | Juno |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 719 | 882 |
| 2010s | 664 | 757 |
| 2000s | 188 | 108 |
| 1990s | 195 | 17 |
| 1980s | 302 | 0 |
| 1970s | 237 | 0 |
| 1960s | 301 | 0 |
| 1950s | 358 | 0 |
| 1940s | 296 | 0 |
| 1930s | 64 | 0 |
| 1920s | 23 | 0 |
| 1910s | 0 | 6 |
IS a bloom word, but the flower is named after a person: the camellia was named by Linnaeus for Jesuit botanist Georg Josef Kamel (Latinised Camellus). The name means 'camellia flower' through the bloom.
Juno is the Roman queen of the gods, linked to “youth” and vitality.
Juno is more popular than Camellia today: about 179 US babies were given the name Juno in 2025, compared with 0 named Camellia.
Camellia means Camellia flower (latin origin), while Juno means Queen of the heavens (Latin origin).
In US records, Camellia first appears in 0 and Juno in 1919, so Camellia has the longer recorded history.