How Many People Are Named Juanita?
people named Juanita are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,990 people in the US has this name
Based on 208,675 babies named Juanita in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
5,428 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of JUANA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Juanita (99.6%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Juanita alive today is about 65 years old, and 67% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 54 and 78 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Juanita first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 5,428 babies. In 2025, 61 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Juanita never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #48, in 1924, and it was in the top 100 for 32 years, 1913 to 1944. In 2025 it ranked #2,794.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,794 |
| Best rank | #48 (1924) |
| Years in the top 100 | 32 (1913 to 1944) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #54 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Juanita alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Juanita were born in Texas than in any other state: about 14,043 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Juanita was given 2.9 times as often in New Mexico, 2.6 times in Texas and 2.2 times in Oklahoma.
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