Juanita

“God is gracious” — Hebrew via Spanish origin

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

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.

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

Famous Juanitas

Juanita Moore — American actress (1914-2014)
Juanita Castro — sister of Fidel Castro, stateswoman (1933-2023)
Juanita M. Kreps — United States Secretary of Commerce (1921-2010)
Juanita Hall — American musical theatre and film actress; singer, recording artist (1901-1968)
Juanita Hansen — American actress (1895–1961)

In stories & tradition

Juanita — The Cheetah Girls · The Cheetah Girls 2

What Juanitas become

Among 167 notable people named Juanita:

Entertainers appear 1.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Juanita Moore, American actress (1914-2014).

Similar names: Betty · Juana · Anita · Jean · Jeanette · Joanne

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