Juana

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — Spanish feminine form of Juan

Girl's name · #1223 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Juana holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1223 in 2025). About 19,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Juana ran 4–7× its national rate in Alabama and Tennessee.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Juana ranks in other countries and regions.

#99 in Mexico (2024) · #843 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,174 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,705 in England & Wales (2025) · #4,998 in France (2025) · #14,381 in Italy (2024) · #2,740 in Austria (2024) · #3,383 in Canada (2024).

Famous Juanas

Juana I of Castile — Queen of Castile (1504–1555) and Aragon (1516–1555) (1479–1555)
Juana de Ibarbourou — Uruguayan writer (1892–1979)
Juana Enríquez — Queen of Aragon from 1458 to 1468 (1425–1468)
Juana Maria — Native American (1811–1853)
Juana Acosta — Colombian actress (born 1976)

In stories & tradition

Juana la Iguana — Juana la Iguana (TV series)
Juana — Operatic character in the opera La Loca by Gian Carlo Menotti
Juana Inés de la Cruz — Juana Inés

What Juanas become

Among 299 notable people named Juana:

Political leaders appear 1.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Juana I of Castile, Queen of Castile (1504–1555) and Aragon (1516–1555) (1479–1555).

Similar names: Johanna · Carmela · Judith · Luana · Josefina · Jana

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