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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #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 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedAKMaine: #112 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 493 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNHWashington: #63 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 264 girlsWAIdaho: #80 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 288 girlsIDMontana: #87 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 302 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #163 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 780 girlsNDMinnesota: #156 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 965 girlsMNIllinois: #71 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 297 girlsILWisconsin: #116 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 671 girlsWIMichigan: #107 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 497 girlsMINew York: #197 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,450 girlsNYMassachusetts: #322 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,517 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedRIOregon: #50 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 203 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 858 girlsSDIowa: #76 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 331 girlsIAIndiana: #63 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 286 girlsINOhio: #61 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 270 girlsOHPennsylvania: #162 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsPANew Jersey: #157 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #73 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 319 girlsCAUtah: #96 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 400 girlsUTColorado: #40 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 185 girlsCONebraska: #172 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 978 girlsNEMissouri: #38 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 173 girlsMOKentucky: #22 for girls · 224 births · 1 in 116 girlsKYWest Virginia: #29 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 130 girlsWVVirginia: #50 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 222 girlsVAMaryland: #98 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 457 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedDEArizona: #32 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 144 girlsAZNew Mexico: #20 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 121 girlsNMKansas: #40 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 192 girlsKSArkansas: #28 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 140 girlsARTennessee: #27 for girls · 187 births · 1 in 137 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #51 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 233 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #76 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 300 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #44 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 166 girlsDCOklahoma: #29 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 149 girlsOKLouisiana: #37 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 182 girlsLAMississippi: #46 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 199 girlsMSAlabama: #32 for girls · 167 births · 1 in 164 girlsALGeorgia: #33 for girls · 163 births · 1 in 177 girlsGAHawaii: #40 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 141 girlsHITexas: #19 for girls · 452 births · 1 in 121 girlsTXFlorida: #26 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 142 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#19 · 1 in 121
  2. New Mexico#20 · 1 in 121
  3. Kentucky#22 · 1 in 116
  4. Florida#26 · 1 in 142
  5. Tennessee#27 · 1 in 137

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#194521 in 121
New Mexico#20371 in 121
Kentucky#222241 in 116
Florida#26791 in 142
Tennessee#271871 in 137
Arkansas#281311 in 140
Oklahoma#291471 in 149
West Virginia#291271 in 130
Alabama#321671 in 164
Arizona#32241 in 144
Georgia#331631 in 177
Louisiana#371051 in 182
Missouri#381521 in 173
Colorado#40411 in 185
Hawaii#40221 in 141
Kansas#40671 in 192
District of Columbia#44221 in 166
Mississippi#461021 in 199
Oregon#50231 in 203
Virginia#501021 in 222
North Carolina#511481 in 233
Ohio#611591 in 270
Indiana#63751 in 286
Washington#63321 in 264
Illinois#711621 in 297
California#731031 in 319
Iowa#76521 in 331
South Carolina#76671 in 300
Idaho#80111 in 288
Montana#87111 in 302
Utah#96111 in 400
Maryland#98251 in 457
Michigan#107701 in 497
Maine#112121 in 493
Wisconsin#116321 in 671
Minnesota#156191 in 965
New Jersey#157241 in 1,005
Pennsylvania#162601 in 1,144
North Dakota#16371 in 780
South Dakota#16461 in 858
Nebraska#172101 in 978
New York#197571 in 1,450
Massachusetts#32251 in 5,517
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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 1933

girls
#63
3,551 births · 1 in 284 girls
boys
#1,405
23 births · 1 in 43,110 boys

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #63Juanita3,551

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #1,405Juanita23
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 284 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 98.7% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juanita
  1. #60Gladys3,581
  2. #61Elaine3,572
  3. #62Josephine3,569
  4. #63Juanita3,551
  5. #64Pauline3,542
  6. #65Patsy3,451
  7. #66Wilma3,417
Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

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

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 43,110 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 66.2% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juanita
  1. #1,361Waldemar24
  2. #1,361Wheeler24
  3. #1,361Ysidro24
  4. #1,405Juanita23
  5. #1,405Almon23
  6. #1,405Arnett23
  7. #1,405Ballard23
  8. #1,456Arno22
  9. #1,456Ashley22
  10. #1,456Beauford22

Tied with 50 names at #1,405; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 553Neville#1,548 → #995
  2. ↑ 401Cordell#1,286 → #885
  3. ↑ 381Hamilton#1,286 → #905
  4. ↑ 375Delano#677 → #302
  5. ↑ 313Jan#937 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Hoover#793 → #1,361
  2. ↓ 541Porfirio#915 → #1,456
  3. ↓ 424Rosendo#937 → #1,361
  4. ↓ 381Alfonzo#821 → #1,202
  5. ↓ 368Hillard#862 → #1,230

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

See the top 100 for 1933 →