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
- Peak · girls
- 1924 · 5,404 births
- Debut · girls
- 23 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 32 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 207,684since 1880
Juanita over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,778 | 61 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,585 | 68 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,288 | 80 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,579 | 68 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,674 | 64 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,341 | 75 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,305 | 78 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,557 | 68 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,236 | 84 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,446 | 75 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,060 | 95 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,267 | 82 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,939 | 102 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,315 | 81 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,982 | 99 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,818 | 112 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,785 | 121 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,437 | 164 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,340 | 181 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,398 | 162 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,281 | 174 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,114 | 205 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,132 | 193 | — | |
| 2002 | #995 | 221 | — | |
| 2001 | #888 | 258 | — | |
| 2000 | #835 | 268 | — | |
| 1999 | #788 | 278 | — | |
| 1998 | #729 | 299 | — | |
| 1997 | #686 | 315 | — | |
| 1996 | #689 | 315 | — | |
| 1995 | #672 | 317 | — | |
| 1994 | #604 | 372 | — | |
| 1993 | #576 | 412 | — | |
| 1992 | #542 | 434 | — | |
| 1991 | #536 | 436 | — | |
| 1990 | #534 | 446 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #478 | 496 | — | |
| 1988 | #454 | 493 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #426 | 524 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #394 | 583 | — | |
| 1985 | #380 | 598 | — | |
| 1984 | #354 | 650 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #337 | 684 | — | |
| 1982 | #286 | 849 | — | |
| 1981 | #281 | 874 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #304 | 810 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #271 | 893 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #267 | 866 | — | |
| 1977 | #275 | 863 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #273 | 845 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #260 | 936 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #246 | 1,040 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #245 | 1,037 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #241 | 1,135 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #230 | 1,302 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #247 | 1,261 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #243 | 1,220 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #220 | 1,357 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #211 | 1,445 | #2,139 | 14 |
| 1966 | #204 | 1,533 | #3,249 | 7 |
| 1965 | #197 | 1,666 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #203 | 1,806 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #195 | 1,915 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #193 | 1,943 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #190 | 1,988 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #184 | 2,095 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #176 | 2,197 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #174 | 2,161 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #156 | 2,404 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #152 | 2,468 | — | |
| 1955 | #145 | 2,502 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #144 | 2,552 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #133 | 2,708 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #125 | 2,847 | #2,073 | 14 |
| 1951 | #126 | 2,789 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #115 | 3,028 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #107 | 3,148 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #107 | 3,207 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #110 | 3,112 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #110 | 2,985 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #108 | 2,654 | #1,926 | 13 |
| 1944 | #94 | 2,960 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #91 | 3,085 | #1,461 | 23 |
| 1942 | #90 | 3,074 | #1,585 | 20 |
| 1941 | #84 | 3,044 | #1,300 | 26 |
| 1940 | #78 | 3,174 | #1,208 | 31 |
| 1939 | #77 | 3,212 | #1,359 | 24 |
| 1938 | #80 | 3,129 | #1,199 | 30 |
| 1937 | #75 | 3,179 | #1,313 | 26 |
| 1936 | #75 | 3,183 | #1,384 | 23 |
| 1935 | #72 | 3,344 | #1,453 | 22 |
| 1934 | #64 | 3,662 | #1,133 | 34 |
| 1933 | #63 | 3,551 | #1,405 | 23 |
| 1932 | #58 | 4,012 | #1,387 | 25 |
| 1931 | #57 | 4,131 | #1,065 | 40 |
| 1930 | #57 | 4,512 | #1,116 | 39 |
| 1929 | #60 | 4,412 | #1,564 | 22 |
| 1928 | #58 | 4,734 | #1,125 | 39 |
| 1927 | #55 | 5,076 | #1,796 | 19 |
| 1926 | #52 | 4,981 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1925 | #49 | 5,232 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #48 | 5,404 | #1,577 | 24 |
| 1923 | #51 | 5,048 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1922 | #57 | 4,643 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1921 | #57 | 4,779 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #61 | 4,238 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1919 | #73 | 3,636 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #85 | 3,260 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1917 | #87 | 2,929 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #90 | 2,644 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #92 | 2,398 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #94 | 1,792 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #95 | 1,443 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #103 | 1,182 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #107 | 862 | — | |
| 1910 | #115 | 732 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #109 | 668 | — | |
| 1908 | #118 | 572 | — | |
| 1907 | #148 | 443 | — | |
| 1906 | #153 | 388 | — | |
| 1905 | #157 | 360 | — | |
| 1904 | #158 | 344 | — | |
| 1903 | #164 | 304 | — | |
| 1902 | #191 | 234 | — | |
| 1901 | #174 | 251 | — | |
| 1900 | #189 | 273 | — | |
| 1899 | #199 | 192 | — | |
| 1898 | #218 | 176 | — | |
| 1897 | #209 | 175 | — | |
| 1896 | #216 | 165 | — | |
| 1895 | #220 | 154 | — | |
| 1894 | #260 | 111 | — | |
| 1893 | #254 | 108 | — | |
| 1892 | #224 | 133 | — | |
| 1891 | #258 | 89 | — | |
| 1890 | #265 | 89 | — | |
| 1889 | #294 | 67 | — | |
| 1888 | #262 | 77 | — | |
| 1887 | #270 | 61 | — | |
| 1886 | #285 | 52 | — | |
| 1885 | #275 | 51 | — | |
| 1884 | #302 | 41 | — | |
| 1883 | #375 | 24 | — | |
| 1882 | #352 | 25 | — | |
| 1881 | #317 | 25 | — | |
| 1880 | #333 | 23 | — | |
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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#28 · 1 in 161
- Arkansas#30 · 1 in 171
- New Mexico#32 · 1 in 159
- Louisiana#32 · 1 in 171
- Alabama#32 · 1 in 177
Best ever in a state: #4 in New Mexico, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #28 | 374 | 1 in 161 |
| Arkansas | #30 | 112 | 1 in 171 |
| Alabama | #32 | 167 | 1 in 177 |
| Louisiana | #32 | 137 | 1 in 171 |
| New Mexico | #32 | 37 | 1 in 159 |
| Florida | #35 | 76 | 1 in 195 |
| Georgia | #38 | 157 | 1 in 202 |
| Kentucky | #39 | 171 | 1 in 168 |
| West Virginia | #39 | 109 | 1 in 174 |
| Tennessee | #42 | 160 | 1 in 176 |
| Virginia | #47 | 122 | 1 in 203 |
| Mississippi | #49 | 104 | 1 in 217 |
| Oklahoma | #53 | 78 | 1 in 259 |
| Colorado | #54 | 40 | 1 in 227 |
| South Carolina | #58 | 95 | 1 in 231 |
| Oregon | #61 | 26 | 1 in 274 |
| Missouri | #62 | 97 | 1 in 288 |
| Idaho | #63 | 17 | 1 in 251 |
| Kansas | #69 | 42 | 1 in 293 |
| Indiana | #70 | 76 | 1 in 353 |
| Maryland | #70 | 44 | 1 in 296 |
| Wyoming | #71 | 7 | 1 in 237 |
| Arizona | #74 | 18 | 1 in 269 |
| North Carolina | #75 | 120 | 1 in 314 |
| District of Columbia | #78 | 20 | 1 in 307 |
| Montana | #79 | 14 | 1 in 306 |
| Ohio | #82 | 136 | 1 in 388 |
| California | #93 | 119 | 1 in 420 |
| Vermont | #100 | 6 | 1 in 419 |
| Illinois | #107 | 106 | 1 in 531 |
| Hawaii | #108 | 9 | 1 in 375 |
| Michigan | #127 | 58 | 1 in 754 |
| Iowa | #128 | 25 | 1 in 789 |
| Maine | #133 | 9 | 1 in 684 |
| Washington | #136 | 18 | 1 in 642 |
| Wisconsin | #137 | 25 | 1 in 967 |
| South Dakota | #139 | 7 | 1 in 674 |
| Nebraska | #147 | 11 | 1 in 841 |
| Utah | #157 | 7 | 1 in 715 |
| Pennsylvania | #160 | 71 | 1 in 1,056 |
| New York | #171 | 82 | 1 in 1,094 |
| New Jersey | #185 | 19 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Minnesota | #186 | 16 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Massachusetts | #226 | 12 | 1 in 2,449 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1924 at #48 (5,404 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1913–1944
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
- Highest: 1 in 231 girls born in 1924 were named Juanita (0.43%)
- Latest: 1 in 26,349 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 23.4% of all girls named Juanita (48,547) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 446 | #262 (1888) | #307 |
| 1890s | 1,392 | #199 (1899) | #232 |
| 1900s | 3,837 | #109 (1909) | #156 |
| 1910s | 20,878 | #73 (1919) | #94 |
| 1920s | 48,547 | #48 (1924) | #55 |
| 1930s | 35,915 | #57 (1930) | #68 |
| 1940s | 30,443 | #78 (1940) | #98 |
| 1950s | 25,656 | #115 (1950) | #145 |
| 1960s | 16,968 | #184 (1960) | #204 |
| 1970s | 10,178 | #230 (1971) | #256 |
| 1980s | 6,561 | #281 (1981) | #369 |
| 1990s | 3,624 | #534 (1990) | #636 |
| 2000s | 1,947 | #835 (2000) | #1,221 |
| 2010s | 876 | #1,818 (2010) | #2,193 |
| 2020s | 416 | #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 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 360 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 98.4% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 37,393 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 69.3% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,183Smith32
- #1,183Sylvan32
- #1,183Verlyn32
- #1,208Juanita31
- #1,208Alonza31
- #1,208Arland31
- #1,208Bailey31
- #1,227Anastacio30
- #1,227Aubry30
- #1,227Caleb30
Tied with 18 names at #1,208; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.