Girls' name · since 1894
Jaunita
6,893 babies named Jaunita in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,893
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
6,893 girls have been named Jaunita since 1894, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jaunita has 6,893 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1991.
- #2,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,893 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaunita ranks #2,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,893 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,893
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jaunita's 6,893 recorded births place it above 97.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Oklahoma.
Jaunita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaunita splits its recorded history at 1945: 20% of all births land in the more recent half, 80% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 285 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaunita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1991
- Peak year (1924)
- 285
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Jaunita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,507 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Jaunita's strongest decade.
2,507 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jaunita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 20
1890s
20 births
- 1900s 152
1900s
152 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,069 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,507 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,340 births
- 1940s 809
1940s
809 births
- 1950s 461
1950s
461 births
- 1960s 276
1960s
276 births
- 1970s 150
1970s
150 births
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,507 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jaunita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jaunita's total volume
Jaunita by state
Where Jaunita concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 636 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 570 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 466 | 6.8% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 395 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 302 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 282 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 279 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 261 | 3.8% |
636 of 6,893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Jaunita appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaunita's data
- Jaunita's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,507 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Jaunitas (636 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaunita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1894–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jaunita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.