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Juanita

Juanita: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God is gracious”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
hwah-NEE-tə · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Spanish diminutive of Juana, the feminine form of Juan, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan. The suffix gives it the sense of 'little Juana'.

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How popular is Juanita?

202420.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Juanita in 202468

2024 rank#2,574 girls

Peak year1924

Total US babies since 1880208,612

Juanita is steady now but far below its 1924 peak.

Names like Juanita

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JuanaGod is gracious · Spanish
  • JaunitaGod is gracious · Spanish
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  • Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
  • Catalinapure · Spanish
  • Amayamother city · Spanish
  • Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
  • Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish

Juanita questions

What does the name Juanita mean?

Juanita means "God is gracious". It comes from Spanish. Spanish diminutive of Juana, the feminine form of Juan, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan. The suffix gives it the sense of 'little Juana'.

Is Juanita a boy or girl name?

Juanita is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Juanita?

68 US babies were named Juanita in 2024. Its peak year was 1924.

How do you pronounce Juanita?

Juanita is usually pronounced hwah-NEE-tə.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.