US rank #2573 Girls' name Peak 1924 207,621 births

Juanita — #2573 US girls' name

207,621 babies named Juanita in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2573
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Juanita was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

5,404 babies were named Juanita in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Juanita

The Social Security Administration has registered 207,621 babies named Juanita between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Juanita currently holds the #2573 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 5,404 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Juanita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 48,547 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Juanita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 30,160 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Juanita in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Juanita 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 207,621 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.

Juanita at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

207,621

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1924

5,404 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#2,573

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Juanita popularity over time — girls

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1924)
5,404
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Juanita popularity over time — boys

991 total births recorded since 1910 (Juanita as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 991 births
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Juanita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
48,547 births that decade — 23% of Juanita's all-time total
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Juanita by state

Where Juanita concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Juanita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
30,160 14.5%
#2 California
11,828 5.7%
#3 Illinois
9,331 4.5%
#4 Ohio
8,946 4.3%
#5 Kentucky
8,190 3.9%
#6 Georgia
8,096 3.9%
#7 Oklahoma
7,848 3.8%
#8 Alabama
7,122 3.4%
Texas share of Juanita's total US births 14.5%
Even split

30,160 of 207,621 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Juanita appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juanita?
207,621 babies have been named Juanita since 1880. It currently ranks #2573 among girls. The peak year was 1924 with 5,404 births.
When was Juanita most popular?
Juanita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 48,547 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Juanita most popular?
The top states for the name Juanita are Texas (30,160 births), California (11,828 births), Illinois (9,331 births).
How long has the name Juanita been used?
Juanita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Juanita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Juana, 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.