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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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 1980

  • 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: #303 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsWAIdaho: #270 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsIDMontana: 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: #229 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,405 girlsILWisconsin: #489 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,249 girlsWIMichigan: #341 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,511 girlsMINew York: #444 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,026 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedRIOregon: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,442 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: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedIAIndiana: #286 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,055 girlsINOhio: #400 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,332 girlsOHPennsylvania: #372 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,873 girlsPANew Jersey: #456 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,382 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #262 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 1,390 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedUTColorado: #179 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 856 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedNEMissouri: #245 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,519 girlsMOKentucky: #353 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,763 girlsKYWest Virginia: #322 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,395 girlsWVVirginia: #402 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,982 girlsVAMaryland: #397 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,884 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedDEArizona: #228 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsAZNew Mexico: #132 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 518 girlsNMKansas: #310 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsKSArkansas: #208 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsARTennessee: #384 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,843 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #293 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #226 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #178 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 703 girlsDCOklahoma: #465 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,217 girlsOKLouisiana: #307 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,806 girlsLAMississippi: #263 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,368 girlsMSAlabama: #342 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,090 girlsALGeorgia: #282 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,764 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Juanita, so not publishedHITexas: #155 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 754 girlsTXFlorida: #358 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,244 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#132 · 1 in 518
  2. Texas#155 · 1 in 754
  3. District of Columbia#178 · 1 in 703
  4. Colorado#179 · 1 in 856
  5. Arkansas#208 · 1 in 1,126

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#132181 in 518
Texas#1551591 in 754
District of Columbia#17881 in 703
Colorado#179231 in 856
Arkansas#208121 in 1,126
South Carolina#226151 in 1,193
Arizona#228171 in 1,134
Illinois#229551 in 1,405
Missouri#245221 in 1,519
Oregon#255121 in 1,442
California#2621251 in 1,390
Mississippi#263121 in 1,368
Idaho#27051 in 1,379
Georgia#282201 in 1,764
Indiana#286181 in 2,055
North Carolina#293171 in 1,956
Washington#303151 in 1,789
Louisiana#307171 in 1,806
Kansas#31081 in 1,890
West Virginia#32251 in 2,395
Michigan#341241 in 2,511
Alabama#342111 in 2,090
Kentucky#35391 in 2,763
Florida#358231 in 2,244
Pennsylvania#372241 in 2,873
Tennessee#384101 in 2,843
Maryland#39771 in 2,884
Ohio#400221 in 3,332
Virginia#402101 in 2,982
New York#444331 in 3,026
New Jersey#456111 in 3,382
Oklahoma#46561 in 3,217
Wisconsin#48961 in 5,249
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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 1980

girls
#304
810 births · 1 in 2,050 girls
boys
#5,525
6 births · 1 in 297,325 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #304Juanita810

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #5,525Juanita6
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 2,050 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 97.5% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juanita
  1. #300Raquel835
  2. #302Lorena820
  3. #303Jessie813
  4. #304Juanita810
  5. #305Faith806
  6. #306Billie802
  7. #307Angelina797
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 297,325 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 24.2% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Juanita
  1. #4,940Zephaniah7
  2. #4,940Zubin7
  3. #4,940Zvi7
  4. #5,525Juanita6
  5. #5,525Aarion6
  6. #5,525Abdallah6
  7. #5,525Abdias6
  8. #6,250Abayomi5
  9. #6,250Abby5
  10. #6,250Abdo5

Tied with 724 names at #5,525; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →