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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Texas#59 · 1 in 271
- New Mexico#68 · 1 in 261
- Alabama#81 · 1 in 382
- Arizona#85 · 1 in 323
- Georgia#96 · 1 in 421
Best ever in a state: #4 in New Mexico, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #59 | 424 | 1 in 271 |
| New Mexico | #68 | 42 | 1 in 261 |
| Alabama | #81 | 96 | 1 in 382 |
| Arizona | #85 | 40 | 1 in 323 |
| Georgia | #96 | 111 | 1 in 421 |
| South Carolina | #111 | 58 | 1 in 499 |
| North Carolina | #112 | 91 | 1 in 569 |
| Virginia | #113 | 75 | 1 in 551 |
| Arkansas | #122 | 29 | 1 in 651 |
| Colorado | #122 | 37 | 1 in 507 |
| West Virginia | #122 | 33 | 1 in 603 |
| Florida | #123 | 78 | 1 in 551 |
| Mississippi | #123 | 50 | 1 in 536 |
| Maryland | #126 | 49 | 1 in 601 |
| Delaware | #128 | 8 | 1 in 557 |
| Kentucky | #135 | 46 | 1 in 729 |
| District of Columbia | #142 | 19 | 1 in 712 |
| Louisiana | #142 | 58 | 1 in 679 |
| Alaska | #152 | 5 | 1 in 540 |
| Illinois | #153 | 129 | 1 in 813 |
| Montana | #158 | 10 | 1 in 686 |
| Missouri | #159 | 53 | 1 in 845 |
| Indiana | #160 | 60 | 1 in 842 |
| Tennessee | #160 | 42 | 1 in 914 |
| California | #164 | 191 | 1 in 819 |
| Oklahoma | #171 | 27 | 1 in 826 |
| Kansas | #175 | 23 | 1 in 958 |
| Ohio | #175 | 104 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Washington | #186 | 31 | 1 in 924 |
| Idaho | #190 | 8 | 1 in 784 |
| Oregon | #196 | 16 | 1 in 1,008 |
| New Jersey | #200 | 40 | 1 in 1,378 |
| New York | #210 | 134 | 1 in 1,229 |
| Maine | #211 | 7 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Pennsylvania | #219 | 76 | 1 in 1,523 |
| Michigan | #220 | 63 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Iowa | #222 | 18 | 1 in 1,572 |
| South Dakota | #246 | 5 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Utah | #252 | 8 | 1 in 1,317 |
| Hawaii | #255 | 6 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Nebraska | #266 | 8 | 1 in 1,807 |
| Minnesota | #297 | 12 | 1 in 3,089 |
| Wisconsin | #300 | 14 | 1 in 2,998 |
| Massachusetts | #311 | 12 | 1 in 4,321 |
| Connecticut | #349 | 6 | 1 in 3,924 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| 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 1956
girls
#152
2,468 births · 1 in 813 girls
Top girls' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 813 of them was named Juanita, which outranked 97.8% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.