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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedAKMaine: #196 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNHWashington: #176 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 919 girlsWAIdaho: #197 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 917 girlsIDMontana: #190 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 978 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #164 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 793 girlsNDMinnesota: #219 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,634 girlsMNIllinois: #155 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 817 girlsILWisconsin: #232 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,192 girlsWIMichigan: #181 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsMINew York: #220 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 1,445 girlsNYMassachusetts: #296 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,159 girlsMARhode Island: #208 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,712 girlsRIOregon: #173 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 944 girlsORNevada: #115 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 368 girlsNVWyoming: #139 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 530 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #189 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsSDIowa: #225 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,634 girlsIAIndiana: #149 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 828 girlsINOhio: #171 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 990 girlsOHPennsylvania: #233 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,853 girlsPANew Jersey: #220 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsNJConnecticut: #269 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,709 girlsCTCalifornia: #151 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 759 girlsCAUtah: #306 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsUTColorado: #154 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 694 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNEMissouri: #165 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,059 girlsMOKentucky: #133 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 758 girlsKYWest Virginia: #115 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 636 girlsWVVirginia: #101 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 474 girlsVAMaryland: #135 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 704 girlsMDDelaware: #133 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 653 girlsDEArizona: #79 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 294 girlsAZNew Mexico: #63 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 248 girlsNMKansas: #139 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 687 girlsKSArkansas: #153 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 773 girlsARTennessee: #132 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 679 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #115 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 587 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #136 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 613 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #91 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 357 girlsDCOklahoma: #125 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 626 girlsOKLouisiana: #114 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 545 girlsLAMississippi: #118 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 495 girlsMSAlabama: #89 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 422 girlsALGeorgia: #95 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 425 girlsGAHawaii: #263 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsHITexas: #45 for girls · 527 births · 1 in 213 girlsTXFlorida: #111 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 509 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#45 · 1 in 213
  2. New Mexico#63 · 1 in 248
  3. Arizona#79 · 1 in 294
  4. Alabama#89 · 1 in 422
  5. District of Columbia#91 · 1 in 357

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#455271 in 213
New Mexico#63431 in 248
Arizona#79401 in 294
Alabama#89871 in 422
District of Columbia#91371 in 357
Georgia#951081 in 425
Virginia#101861 in 474
Florida#111741 in 509
Louisiana#114701 in 545
Nevada#11551 in 368
North Carolina#115881 in 587
West Virginia#115331 in 636
Mississippi#118571 in 495
Oklahoma#125361 in 626
Tennessee#132571 in 679
Delaware#13361 in 653
Kentucky#133451 in 758
Maryland#135401 in 704
South Carolina#136481 in 613
Kansas#139321 in 687
Wyoming#13961 in 530
Indiana#149591 in 828
California#1511891 in 759
Arkansas#153251 in 773
Colorado#154251 in 694
Illinois#1551221 in 817
North Dakota#16491 in 793
Missouri#165411 in 1,059
Ohio#1711031 in 990
Oregon#173171 in 944
Washington#176311 in 919
Michigan#181671 in 1,308
South Dakota#18971 in 1,050
Montana#19071 in 978
Maine#19681 in 1,183
Idaho#19771 in 917
Rhode Island#20851 in 1,712
Minnesota#219221 in 1,634
New Jersey#220321 in 1,645
New York#2201111 in 1,445
Iowa#225171 in 1,634
Wisconsin#232191 in 2,192
Pennsylvania#233611 in 1,853
Hawaii#26351 in 1,185
Connecticut#26981 in 2,709
Massachusetts#296121 in 4,159
Utah#30651 in 1,997
Alaska———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
Vermont———

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 1954

girls
#144
2,552 births · 1 in 761 girls
boys
#2,942
8 births · 1 in 254,844 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #144Juanita2,552

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #2,942Juanita8
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 761 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 97.8% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juanita
  1. #141Marlene2,651
  2. #142Vanessa2,643
  3. #143Geraldine2,571
  4. #144Juanita2,552
  5. #145Claudia2,515
  6. #146Kay2,506
  7. #147Gayle2,497
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 254,844 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 32.5% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juanita
  1. #2,743Woodson9
  2. #2,743Yaakov9
  3. #2,743Yancy9
  4. #2,942Juanita8
  5. #2,942Addie8
  6. #2,942Alcide8
  7. #2,942Alejo8
  8. #3,176Adlai7
  9. #3,176Adren7
  10. #3,176Agustine7

Tied with 233 names at #2,942; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →