Girls' name · since 1922
Juanitta
Juanitta has 62 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Juanitta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Juanitta recorded 62 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1978.
- #32,483 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1922
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juanitta ranks #32,483 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1922, peaking in the 1960s.
- #32,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Juanitta's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Juanitta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Juanitta's full recorded timeline at 1958, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Juanitta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1978
- Peak year (1958)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Juanitta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (16 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Juanitta's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Juanitta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 16 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Juanitta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Juanitta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~56 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, 1922–1978 (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 Juanitta 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.