Juanita
Girl nameJuanita has been given to 208,675 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1924.
Meaning & origin
From Spanish Juanita, from Juana + -ita (“-ette”), from Old Spanish Johanna, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Janet, Jeanette, Jeannette, Shanae, and Sinead.
Origin: Spanish
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
208,675
Peak year
1924 (5,428 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -36%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Juanita
Bessie Love
American actress (1898–1986)
Juanita Moore
American actress (1914-2014)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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