US rank #1103 Girls' name Peak 1994 18,605 births

Juana — #1103 US girls' name

18,605 babies named Juana in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s921890s1531900s3581910s8461920s17861930s10571940s10631950s15251960s14901970s19651980s18461990s23412000s20202010s11672020s896
#1103
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Juana was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

265 babies were named Juana in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Juana

The Social Security Administration has registered 18,605 babies named Juana between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Juana currently holds the #1103 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 265 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Juana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,341 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Juana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6,246 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Juana in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Juana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18,605 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Juana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

18,605

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1994

265 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,103

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Juana popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
265
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Juana popularity over time — boys

88 total births recorded since 1920 (Juana as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 88 births
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Juana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,341 births that decade — 13% of Juana's all-time total
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Juana by state

Where Juana concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Juana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6,246 33.6%
#2 California
3,975 21.4%
#3 Florida
714 3.8%
#4 New York
692 3.7%
#5 Illinois
595 3.2%
#6 Arizona
407 2.2%
#7 Georgia
288 1.5%
#8 Alabama
245 1.3%
Texas share of Juana's total US births 33.6%
Even split

6,246 of 18,605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Juana appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juana?
18,605 babies have been named Juana since 1880. It currently ranks #1103 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 265 births.
When was Juana most popular?
Juana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,341 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Juana most popular?
The top states for the name Juana are Texas (6,246 births), California (3,975 births), Florida (714 births).
How long has the name Juana been used?
Juana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Juana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Juanita, Juan, Juanice, Juanda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.