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Juanita

/wɑˈnitə/ · 100% girls · 61 born in 2025

Juanita has been given to about 208,675 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/wɑˈnitə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 105,653
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Juanita per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 5,428
  • Born in 202561
  • All time208,675
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Juanita?

Its best year was 1924, when 5,428 babies were given the name, ranking 48th. The typical living American called Juanita is about 73 years old today. It is relatively most common in Ohio, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Juanita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anita0.75
  2. Danita0.75
  3. Jaunita0.71
  4. Juana0.69
  5. Janiya0.69
  6. Jeanetta0.69
  7. Lupita0.64
  8. Marita0.64

Middle names for Juanita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Juanita Rose0.85
  2. Juanita Louise0.85
  3. Juanita Pearl0.84
  4. Juanita Quinn0.84
  5. Juanita Nell0.84
  6. Juanita Wren0.83

Sibling names for Juanita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Raybrother · 0.98
  2. Leonardbrother · 0.97
  3. Clydebrother · 0.97
  4. Eileensister · 0.95
  5. Maxinesister · 0.94
  6. Rosemarysister · 0.94

Where Juanita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Ohio0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Juanita White0.80
  2. Juanita Reyes0.80
  3. Juanita Nguyen0.80
  4. Juanita Moore0.80
  5. Juanita Lee0.80
  6. Juanita Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Juanita

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Juanita across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.