Jaunita
A respelling of Juanita with the vowels transposed. Juanita is the Spanish diminutive of Juana, feminine of Juan, from the Hebrew Yochanan, "the Lord is gracious".
Jaunita in 2025
Jaunita was not given to any babies in 2025. The Social Security Administration only publishes a name once at least five babies receive it in a year, so Jaunita has fallen below that threshold.
The history of Jaunita
Jaunita reached its highest point in 1924, when 285 babies were given the name, ranking 751st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 744th, in 1923.
Across the 132 years of records since 1894, 6,893 babies have been named Jaunita. Half of them were born before 1928, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Jaunita by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jaunita | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 20 | 1,890 |
| 1900s | 152 | 1,126 |
| 1910s | 1,069 | 901 |
| 1920s | 2,507 | 744 |
| 1930s | 1,340 | 919 |
| 1940s | 809 | 1,204 |
| 1950s | 461 | 1,976 |
| 1960s | 276 | 2,706 |
| 1970s | 150 | 4,576 |
| 1980s | 95 | 8,186 |
| 1990s | 14 | 14,784 |
Where Jaunita is heading
Jaunita was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1924 peak — Jaunita is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jaunita
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jaunita.