Recorded 1928–2013 Girls' name Peak 1952 3,476 births

Sanjuanita — girls' name

3,476 babies named Sanjuanita in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s2891950s9821960s6351970s7271980s3741990s3022000s1512010s6
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Sanjuanita was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

134 babies were named Sanjuanita in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanjuanita

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,476 babies named Sanjuanita between 1928 and 2013, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanjuanita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 134 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanjuanita performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 982 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sanjuanita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,989 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sanjuanita in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanjuanita 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 3,476 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.

Sanjuanita at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

3,476

Since 1928

86 years of records

Peak year

1952

134 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1928

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2013

Sanjuanita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1928

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1952)
134
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
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Sanjuanita by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
982 births that decade — 28% of Sanjuanita's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s2891950s9821960s6351970s7271980s3741990s3022000s1512010s6

Sanjuanita by state

Where Sanjuanita concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sanjuanita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,989 86.0%
#2 California
40 1.2%
#3 Florida
6 0.2%
Texas share of Sanjuanita's total US births 86.0%
Even split

2,989 of 3,476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanjuanita?
3,476 babies have been named Sanjuanita since 1928. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1952 with 134 births.
When was Sanjuanita most popular?
Sanjuanita was most popular in the 1950s decade with 982 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Where is Sanjuanita most popular?
The top states for the name Sanjuanita are Texas (2,989 births), California (40 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Sanjuanita been used?
Sanjuanita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 86 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Sanjuanita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sandra, Sandy, Sandi, Saniyah, 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, 1928–2013 (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.