Juanita

#2,778 for girls in 2025, 61 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1924 · 5,404 births
Debut · girls
23 births
In top 100 · girls
32 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
207,684
since 1880

Juanita over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201914peak #48, 1924girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,77861—
2024#2,58568—
2023#2,28880—
2022#2,57968—
2021#2,67464—
2020#2,34175—
2019#2,30578—
2018#2,55768—
2017#2,23684—
2016#2,44675—
2015#2,06095—
2014#2,26782—
2013#1,939102—
2012#2,31581—
2011#1,98299—
2010#1,818112—
2009#1,785121—
2008#1,437164—
2007#1,340181—
2006#1,398162—
2005#1,281174—
2004#1,114205—
2003#1,132193—
2002#995221—
2001#888258—
2000#835268—
1999#788278—
1998#729299—
1997#686315—
1996#689315—
1995#672317—
1994#604372—
1993#576412—
1992#542434—
1991#536436—
1990#534446#7,1786
1989#478496—
1988#454493#6,4266
1987#426524#6,9515
1986#394583—
1985#380598—
1984#354650#3,92510
1983#337684—
1982#286849—
1981#281874#6,2625
1980#304810#5,5256
1979#271893#4,4038
1978#267866—
1977#275863#4,5827
1976#273845#4,4187
1975#260936#4,7976
1974#2461,040#4,6346
1973#2451,037#5,1015
1972#2411,135#4,4416
1971#2301,302#3,9637
1970#2471,261#3,8367
1969#2431,220#3,3148
1968#2201,357#3,6736
1967#2111,445#2,13914
1966#2041,533#3,2497
1965#1971,666#2,9828
1964#2031,806#3,2827
1963#1951,915#3,0448
1962#1931,943#3,0418
1961#1901,988#2,70610
1960#1842,095#2,68510
1959#1762,197#3,0378
1958#1742,161#2,8189
1957#1562,404#2,8229
1956#1522,468—
1955#1452,502#2,55810
1954#1442,552#2,9428
1953#1332,708#2,7099
1952#1252,847#2,07314
1951#1262,789#2,6629
1950#1153,028#2,43810
1949#1073,148#2,8028
1948#1073,207#3,6685
1947#1103,112#2,25112
1946#1102,985#2,40310
1945#1082,654#1,92613
1944#942,960#2,19511
1943#913,085#1,46123
1942#903,074#1,58520
1941#843,044#1,30026
1940#783,174#1,20831
1939#773,212#1,35924
1938#803,129#1,19930
1937#753,179#1,31326
1936#753,183#1,38423
1935#723,344#1,45322
1934#643,662#1,13334
1933#633,551#1,40523
1932#584,012#1,38725
1931#574,131#1,06540
1930#574,512#1,11639
1929#604,412#1,56422
1928#584,734#1,12539
1927#555,076#1,79619
1926#524,981#1,78719
1925#495,232#1,67921
1924#485,404#1,57724
1923#515,048#1,94117
1922#574,643#2,14315
1921#574,779#2,80410
1920#614,238#2,05216
1919#733,636#2,51111
1918#853,260#2,39812
1917#872,929#2,56210
1916#902,644#2,7309
1915#922,398#2,8298
1914#941,792#2,9156
1913#951,443#2,2737
1912#1031,182#2,0457
1911#107862—
1910#115732#1,5895
1909#109668—
1908#118572—
1907#148443—
1906#153388—
1905#157360—
1904#158344—
1903#164304—
1902#191234—
1901#174251—
1900#189273—
1899#199192—
1898#218176—
1897#209175—
1896#216165—
1895#220154—
1894#260111—
1893#254108—
1892#224133—
1891#25889—
1890#26589—
1889#29467—
1888#26277—
1887#27061—
1886#28552—
1885#27551—
1884#30241—
1883#37524—
1882#35225—
1881#31725—
1880#33323—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Juanita was already there! It came in at #333, and was given to 23 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 26 girls a year got the name.

Where Juanita is popular in 1914

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedAKMaine: #140 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 589 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNHWashington: #88 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 374 girlsWAIdaho: #35 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 121 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #302 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,640 girlsMNIllinois: #87 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 376 girlsILWisconsin: #146 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 758 girlsWIMichigan: #190 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,224 girlsMINew York: #261 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,716 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedRIOregon: #56 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 199 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedSDIowa: #104 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 502 girlsIAIndiana: #52 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 219 girlsINOhio: #113 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 542 girlsOHPennsylvania: #257 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,001 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #55 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 242 girlsCAUtah: #146 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 533 girlsUTColorado: #58 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 220 girlsCONebraska: #168 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 921 girlsNEMissouri: #40 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 167 girlsMOKentucky: #74 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 278 girlsKYWest Virginia: #39 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 163 girlsWVVirginia: #114 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 481 girlsVAMaryland: #156 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedDEArizona: #72 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 240 girlsAZNew Mexico: #5 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 49 girlsNMKansas: #47 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 171 girlsKSArkansas: #55 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 214 girlsARTennessee: #58 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 238 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #113 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 430 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #124 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 507 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #75 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 291 girlsDCOklahoma: #17 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 98 girlsOKLouisiana: #87 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 310 girlsLAMississippi: #105 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 400 girlsMSAlabama: #131 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 576 girlsALGeorgia: #109 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 447 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedHITexas: #15 for girls · 319 births · 1 in 111 girlsTXFlorida: #76 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 270 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#5 · 1 in 49
  2. Texas#15 · 1 in 111
  3. Oklahoma#17 · 1 in 98
  4. Idaho#35 · 1 in 121
  5. West Virginia#39 · 1 in 163

Best ever in a state: #4 in New Mexico, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#5381 in 49
Texas#153191 in 111
Oklahoma#171361 in 98
Idaho#35171 in 121
West Virginia#39661 in 163
Missouri#401151 in 167
Kansas#47541 in 171
Indiana#52721 in 219
Arkansas#55581 in 214
California#55571 in 242
Oregon#56171 in 199
Colorado#58201 in 220
Tennessee#58701 in 238
Arizona#7261 in 240
Kentucky#74621 in 278
District of Columbia#7561 in 291
Florida#76271 in 270
Illinois#871041 in 376
Louisiana#87461 in 310
Washington#88151 in 374
Iowa#104261 in 502
Mississippi#105361 in 400
Georgia#109561 in 447
North Carolina#113551 in 430
Ohio#113611 in 542
Virginia#114381 in 481
South Carolina#124301 in 507
Alabama#131351 in 576
Maine#14081 in 589
Utah#14651 in 533
Wisconsin#146191 in 758
Maryland#15691 in 1,024
Nebraska#16881 in 921
Michigan#190151 in 1,224
Pennsylvania#257221 in 3,001
New York#261271 in 2,716
Minnesota#30251 in 2,640
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Juanita
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 193 spots since 2024 (#2,585 → #2,778)
  • 437 spots since 2020 (#2,341 → #2,778)
  • 718 spots since 2015 (#2,060 → #2,778)
  • Biggest jump: 73 spots in 1884 (#375 → #302)
  • Biggest drop: 137 spots in 2003 (#995 → #1,132)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1924 at #48 (5,404 births)
  • Births halved by 1945, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 32 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1913–1944
  • Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 231
  • Highest: 1 in 231 girls born in 1924 were named Juanita (0.43%)
  • Latest: 1 in 26,349 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 23.4% of all girls named Juanita (48,547) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s446#262 (1888)#307
1890s1,392#199 (1899)#232
1900s3,837#109 (1909)#156
1910s20,878#73 (1919)#94
1920s48,547#48 (1924)#55
1930s35,915#57 (1930)#68
1940s30,443#78 (1940)#98
1950s25,656#115 (1950)#145
1960s16,968#184 (1960)#204
1970s10,178#230 (1971)#256
1980s6,561#281 (1981)#369
1990s3,624#534 (1990)#636
2000s1,947#835 (2000)#1,221
2010s876#1,818 (2010)#2,193
2020s416#2,288 (2023)#2,541

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Juanita in 1914

girls
#94
1,792 births · 1 in 425 girls
boys
#2,915
6 births · 1 in 109,127 boys

Top girls' names in 1914

  1. #1Mary45,346
  2. #2Helen23,221
  3. #3Dorothy18,782
  4. #4Margaret17,763
  5. #5Ruth15,839
  6. #6Anna11,865
  7. #7Mildred11,649
  8. #8Elizabeth11,367
  9. #9Frances9,677
  10. #10Marie8,829
  11. #94Juanita1,792

Top boys' names in 1914

  1. #1John37,947
  2. #2William29,753
  3. #3James26,262
  4. #4Robert21,188
  5. #5Joseph18,829
  6. #6George17,602
  7. #7Charles16,937
  8. #8Edward12,319
  9. #9Frank12,002
  10. #10Walter8,962
  11. #2,915Juanita6
More about 1914

girls

761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 425 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juanita
  1. #91Carrie1,798
  2. #92Velma1,795
  3. #93Theresa1,794
  4. #94Juanita1,792
  5. #95Wilma1,788
  6. #96Beulah1,775
  7. #97Hattie1,678
Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. ↑ 589Rilla#1,358 → #769
  2. ↑ 587Venita#1,465 → #878
  3. ↑ 509Orene#1,465 → #956
  4. ↑ 486Vonnie#1,405 → #919
  5. ↑ 463Kathlyn#1,020 → #557
Fallers
  1. ↓ 837Christena#981 → #1,818
  2. ↓ 642Tiny#961 → #1,603
  3. ↓ 504Dominga#881 → #1,385
  4. ↓ 504Florrie#881 → #1,385
  5. ↓ 419Veola#925 → #1,344

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

654,762 boys got a published name in 1914; 1 in 109,127 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 22.5% of the 3,759 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juanita
  1. #2,651Yoshito7
  2. #2,651Zebulon7
  3. #2,651Zigmunt7
  4. #2,915Juanita6
  5. #2,915Abbot6
  6. #2,915Abelardo6
  7. #2,915Abundio6
  8. #3,264Abbey5
  9. #3,264Ada5
  10. #3,264Adan5

Tied with 348 names at #2,915; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. ↑ 817Gilmore#1,803 → #986
  2. ↑ 647Santos#1,580 → #933
  3. ↑ 546Lorenza#1,365 → #819
  4. ↑ 534Bobby#1,441 → #907
  5. ↑ 534Gino#1,441 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 918Bernardo#950 → #1,868
  2. ↓ 692Eston#995 → #1,687
  3. ↓ 692Rolf#995 → #1,687
  4. ↓ 613Orson#995 → #1,608
  5. ↓ 458West#930 → #1,388

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1914 →