Juanita

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — Spanish diminutive of Juana

Girl's name · #2794 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Juanita belongs to an older America first — it reached #48 back in 1924 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2794. About 208,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,877 in Italy (2024) · #4,999 in France (2025) · #5,927 in England & Wales (2025) · #7,241 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,266 in Canada (2019) · #2,703 in Austria (2015) · #303 in New Zealand (1996) · #529 in Ireland (1983).

Famous Juanitas

Juanita Moore — American film, TV, and stage actress (1914–2014)
Juanita Castro — Cuban dissident (1933–2023)
Juanita Hall — American musical theatre and film actress (1901–1968)
Juanita Broaddrick — American nursing home administrator and political activist (born 1942)
Juanita Jennings — American actress (born 1952)

In stories & tradition

Juanita — The Cheetah Girls (TV series)

What Juanitas become

Among 167 notable people named Juanita:

Entertainers appear 1.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Juanita Moore, American film, TV, and stage actress (1914–2014).

Similar names: Juana · Dolores · Jupiter · Anita · Jean · Jeanette

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