Juanita
Spanish diminutive of Juana, the feminine of Juan. Like all forms of John, it goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning Yahweh is gracious.
Juanita in 2025
Juanita was given to 61 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,924th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 54,350 babies born.
The history of Juanita
Juanita reached its highest point in 1924, when 5,428 babies were given the name, ranking 86th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 208,675 babies have been named Juanita. Half of them were born before 1937, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Juanita by decade
| Decade | Babies named Juanita | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 446 | 462 |
| 1890s | 1,392 | 289 |
| 1900s | 3,837 | 156 |
| 1910s | 20,953 | 123 |
| 1920s | 48,749 | 86 |
| 1930s | 36,201 | 104 |
| 1940s | 30,602 | 146 |
| 1950s | 25,742 | 215 |
| 1960s | 17,054 | 345 |
| 1970s | 10,237 | 421 |
| 1980s | 6,593 | 535 |
| 1990s | 3,630 | 988 |
| 2000s | 1,947 | 1,500 |
| 2010s | 876 | 3,258 |
| 2020s | 416 | 4,141 |
Where Juanita is heading
Juanita has fallen 36% over the past decade, from 95 babies in 2015 to 61 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1924 peak — Juanita is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Juanita
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Juanita.