girls' name ★ peaked 1924

Juanita

Meaning -ette Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,794 Trend → Stable

From Spanish Juanita, from Juana + -ita (“-ette”), from Old Spanish Johanna, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from…

Rank 2025
#2,794
among girls · ↓196 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Juanita · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 26,349
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1924
5,428 babies
All-time total
208,675
#193 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Juanita popularity over time

208,675 babies have been named Juanita since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 446 – 446 45 – #263
1890s 1,392 – 1,392 139 +212% #199
1900s 3,837 – 3,837 384 +176% #109
1910s 20,878 75 20,953 2,095 +446% #73
1920s 48,547 202 48,749 4,875 +133% #48
1930s 35,915 286 36,201 3,620 -26% #57
1940s 30,443 159 30,602 3,060 -15% #78
1950s 25,656 86 25,742 2,574 -16% #115
1960s 16,968 86 17,054 1,705 -34% #184
1970s 10,178 59 10,237 1,024 -40% #230
1980s 6,561 32 6,593 659 -36% #281
1990s 3,624 6 3,630 363 -45% #534
2000s 1,947 – 1,947 195 -46% #836
2010s 876 – 876 88 -55% #1,826
2020s (to 2025) 416 – 416 69 -21% #2,298

Where Juanita is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 60 0.04 outside top 500
2028 60 0.04 outside top 500
2029 60 0.04 outside top 500
2030 60 0.04 outside top 500

Where Juanita is most popular

Girls named Juanita per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.042 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Florida, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Juanita born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 6 0.064 +52%
Florida 22 0.051 +22%
Texas 41 0.051 +21%
Maryland 5 0.047 +12%
California 38 0.045 +8%
Ohio 10 0.042 ≈ national
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
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Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Juanita

Juanita is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,794 in 2025 with 61 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 208,675 American babies have been named Juanita. Its peak came in 1924, when 5,428 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Juanita stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Juanita?

The median living Juanita is about 69 years old; half are between 55 and 79. An estimated 90 thousand people named Juanita are alive in the United States today.

median 69 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Juanita year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 61 #2,794 – –
2024 68 #2,598 – –
2023 80 #2,298 – –
2022 68 #2,593 – –
2021 64 #2,690 – –
2020 75 #2,361 – –
2019 78 #2,313 – –
2018 68 #2,574 – –
2017 84 #2,245 – –
2016 75 #2,452 – –
2015 95 #2,068 – –
2014 82 #2,279 – –
2013 102 #1,944 – –
2012 81 #2,326 – –
2011 99 #1,992 – –
2010 112 #1,826 – –
2009 121 #1,789 – –
2008 164 #1,443 – –
2007 181 #1,347 – –
2006 162 #1,400 – –
2005 174 #1,283 – –
2004 205 #1,115 – –
2003 193 #1,133 – –
2002 221 #998 – –
2001 258 #888 – –
2000 268 #836 – –
1995 317 #672 – –
1990 446 #534 6 #7,615
1985 598 #380 – –
1980 810 #304 6 #5,888
1975 936 #260 6 #5,114
1970 1,261 #247 7 #4,043
1965 1,666 #197 8 #3,112
1960 2,095 #184 10 #2,772
1955 2,502 #145 10 #2,670
1950 3,028 #115 10 #2,505
1945 2,654 #108 13 #1,974
1940 3,174 #78 31 #1,221
1935 3,344 #72 22 #1,471
1930 4,512 #57 39 #1,127
1925 5,232 #49 21 #1,712
1920 4,238 #61 16 #2,095
1915 2,398 #92 8 #2,952
1910 732 #115 5 #1,723
1905 360 #157 – –
1900 273 #189 – –
1895 154 #221 – –
1890 89 #265 – –
1885 51 #276 – –
1880 23 #336 – –

Famous people named Juanita

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Juanita Moore Juanita Moore American film, TV, and stage actress (1914–2014) Contemporary
  2. 2 Juanita Castro Juanita Castro Cuban dissident (1933–2023) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Juanita, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Juanita?

The median living Juanita is about 69 years old. Half of all living Juanitas are between 55 and 79 years old.

How many people named Juanita are alive today?

An estimated 90 thousand people named Juanita are alive in the United States, based on 208,675 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Juanita mean?

From Spanish Juanita, from Juana + -ita (“-ette”), from Old Spanish Johanna, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the…

How popular is the name Juanita in 2025?

Juanita ranked #2,794 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 61 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Juanita?

208,675 babies have been named Juanita in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Juanita most popular?

Juanita peaked in 1924, when 5,428 newborns received the name.

Is Juanita a boy or girl name?

Juanita is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Juanita rising or falling?

Juanita is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Juanita become more popular?

Juanita looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 60 girls named Juanita in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Juanita?

Well-known people named Juanita include Juanita Moore (actor), Juanita Castro (politician).

Names like Juanita

Names that sound and feel close to Juanita: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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