June is a gender-neutral given name. It is a common female name and a less common male name in English-speaking countries. It comes from the name of the month, which is derived from Juno, the name of a Roman goddess. It is also a short form of the names Juniper, Junia, Junius and Junior. June is also an unrelated Basque feminine name meaning “place of the reeds”. June was a very popular girl's name and somewhat popular boy's name in the early to mid 20th century in the United States. As a girl's name, it reached a peak in 1925 as the 39th most popular name, but then gradually declined until it dropped off the top 1000 list of names in 1987. In recent years, it has started to make a comeback: in 2018 it ranked 241st. As a boy's name, June reached a peak in 1922 at 697th, but then also declined and left the top 1000 list in 1939. People named June include People in the arts June Allyson (1917–2006), American film and television actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s June Anderson (born 1952), American coloratura soprano June Black (1910–2009), New Zealand ceramic artist and painter June Blair (1933-2022), American model and actress best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in January 1957 June Bland (born 1931), British actress best known for her guest appearances in two Doctor Who serials June Brigman (born 1960), American comic book artist and illustrator June Bronhill (1929–2005), soprano opera singer June Brown (1927–2022), English actress and author June Caprice (1895–1936), American silent film actress June Carter Cash (1929–2003), American singer, songwriter, actress, member of the Carter Family, wife of Johnny Cash June Chadwick (born 1951), English actress June Christy (1925–1990), American jazz singer popular in the 1950s June Cochran (1942–2004), American model and beauty queen June Collyer (1906–1968), American actress June Duprez (1918–1984), British film actress June Foray (1917–2017), American voice actress who has worked for most of the studios which produced animated films since the 1940s June Furlong (1930–2020), English model June Harding (1937–2019), child and teen actress June Harrison (1925–1974), American film actress June Haver (1926–2005), American film actress June Havoc (1912–2010), American actress, dancer, writer and theater director June Hutton (1920–1973), American popular singer June James (producer) (born 1990), American music producer June Jordan (1936–2002), African-American bisexual political activist, writer, poet and teacher June Lang