Juanita

/ hwah-NEE-tah /
girlvintageclassicspanish

“god is gracious” — Spanish

—2024 rank
1924peak year
207,546babies named Juanita since 1880
▼ 13%5-year trend

Juanita popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 192418801920196020002024

What does Juanita mean?

A Spanish diminutive of Juana, the feminine of Juan, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'. Widely used in the American Southwest in the early 20th century.

OriginSpanish
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic

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Spellings & variants

Juana

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