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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNHWashington: #263 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedMNIllinois: #198 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsILWisconsin: #276 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,962 girlsWIMichigan: #241 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsMINew York: #411 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,645 girlsNYMassachusetts: #563 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,117 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedRIOregon: #309 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 789 girlsSDIowa: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,367 girlsIAIndiana: #325 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,182 girlsINOhio: #271 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,669 girlsOHPennsylvania: #294 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsPANew Jersey: #386 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,686 girlsNJConnecticut: #365 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,373 girlsCTCalifornia: #178 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 876 girlsCAUtah: #261 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,465 girlsUTColorado: #178 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 784 girlsCONebraska: #274 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,570 girlsNEMissouri: #278 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsMOKentucky: #240 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,340 girlsKYWest Virginia: #206 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsWVVirginia: #231 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsVAMaryland: #232 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedDEArizona: #137 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 569 girlsAZNew Mexico: #125 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 456 girlsNMKansas: #333 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,008 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedARTennessee: #280 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,617 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #206 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #264 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #155 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 585 girlsDCOklahoma: #464 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,167 girlsOKLouisiana: #201 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 887 girlsLAMississippi: #223 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsMSAlabama: #232 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsALGeorgia: #297 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsGAHawaii: #266 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 897 girlsHITexas: #119 for girls · 179 births · 1 in 533 girlsTXFlorida: #242 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#119 · 1 in 533
  2. New Mexico#125 · 1 in 456
  3. Arizona#137 · 1 in 569
  4. District of Columbia#155 · 1 in 585
  5. Colorado#178 · 1 in 784

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1191791 in 533
New Mexico#125171 in 456
Arizona#137271 in 569
District of Columbia#155101 in 585
California#1781561 in 876
Colorado#178201 in 784
South Dakota#19251 in 789
Illinois#198691 in 1,010
Louisiana#201281 in 887
North Carolina#206331 in 1,025
West Virginia#206111 in 1,015
Mississippi#223161 in 1,004
Virginia#231241 in 1,156
Alabama#232201 in 1,127
Maryland#232161 in 1,159
Kentucky#240171 in 1,340
Michigan#241421 in 1,358
Florida#242351 in 1,249
Utah#26181 in 1,465
Washington#263141 in 1,403
South Carolina#264131 in 1,350
Hawaii#26651 in 897
Ohio#271421 in 1,669
Nebraska#27461 in 1,570
Wisconsin#276141 in 1,962
Missouri#278191 in 1,562
Tennessee#280171 in 1,617
Pennsylvania#294361 in 1,857
Georgia#297191 in 1,737
Oregon#30971 in 1,864
Indiana#325161 in 2,182
Kansas#33361 in 2,008
Connecticut#36561 in 2,373
New Jersey#386141 in 2,686
Iowa#39151 in 3,367
New York#411391 in 2,645
Oklahoma#46451 in 3,167
Massachusetts#56351 in 6,117
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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 1974

girls
#246
1,040 births · 1 in 1,411 girls
boys
#4,634
6 births · 1 in 262,056 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #246Juanita1,040

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #4,634Juanita6
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,411 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 97.6% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juanita
  1. #243Rose1,057
  2. #244Debbie1,055
  3. #245Jolene1,053
  4. #246Juanita1,040
  5. #246Tamika1,040
  6. #248Trisha1,039
  7. #249Jodie1,028
  8. #250Rebekah1,023

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 262,056 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 22.8% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juanita
  1. #4,190Zavier7
  2. #4,190Zebulon7
  3. #4,190Zoltan7
  4. #4,634Juanita6
  5. #4,634Aamir6
  6. #4,634Aashish6
  7. #4,634Abayomi6
  8. #5,227Adante5
  9. #5,227Adaryl5
  10. #5,227Adedayo5

Tied with 592 names at #4,634; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →