Recorded 1922–1978 Girls' name Peak 1958 62 births

Juanitta — girls' name

62 babies named Juanitta in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s151930s61940s71950s131960s161970s5
1960s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Juanitta was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

8 babies were named Juanitta in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Juanitta

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Juanitta between 1922 and 1978, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Juanitta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Juanitta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Juanitta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Juanitta 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 62 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.

Juanitta at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

62

Since 1922

57 years of records

Peak year

1958

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1922

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1978

Juanitta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1922

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1958)
8
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Juanitta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
16 births that decade — 26% of Juanitta's all-time total
1920s151930s61940s71950s131960s161970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juanitta?
62 babies have been named Juanitta since 1922. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1958 with 8 births.
When was Juanitta most popular?
Juanitta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Juanitta been used?
Juanitta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 57 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Juanitta?
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, 1922–1978 (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.