Recorded 1975–2002 Girls' name Peak 1989 174 births

Juanisha — girls' name

174 babies named Juanisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s601990s842000s11
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Juanisha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

15 babies were named Juanisha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Juanisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Juanisha between 1975 and 2002, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Juanisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Juanisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Juanisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Juanisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Juanisha 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 174 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.

Juanisha at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

174

Since 1975

28 years of records

Peak year

1989

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1975

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2002

Juanisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1975

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20021996199319901987198419791975 6

Juanisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
84 births that decade — 48% of Juanisha's all-time total
1970s191980s601990s842000s11

Juanisha by state

Where Juanisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Juanisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 4.0%
California share of Juanisha's total US births 4.0%

7 of 174 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juanisha?
174 babies have been named Juanisha since 1975. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1989 with 15 births.
When was Juanisha most popular?
Juanisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Juanisha most popular?
The top states for the name Juanisha are California (7 births).
How long has the name Juanisha been used?
Juanisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 28 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Juanisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Juanita, Juana, Juan, Juanice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–2002 (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.