The first name Juana
A girl’s name from Spanish meaning “god is gracious”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
Juana means “god is gracious” in Spanish.
From Spanish Juana, 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 Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
More names that mean grace.
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Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Juana, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 6 births (#3,518).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Juana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Juana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 185 girls born in the United States were named Juana, the 1,223rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1994, when 265 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Juana
14 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Juana Enríquez de Mendoza y Fernández de CórdobaAragonese queen, 1425–1468
- Juana Azurduy de PadillaArgentine/bolivian military leader, 1780–1862
- Juana Manuela GorritiArgentine writer (1818–1892)
- Juana AcostaColombian actress, born 1976
- Juana Paula MansoArgentine writer (1819-1875)
- Juana BorreroCuban artist and poet (1877-1896)
- Juana CastellaroArgentine field hockey player, born 2005
- Juana MolinaArgentine singer-songwriter and actress, born 1961
- Juana SaltitopaDominican activist, 1815–1860
- Joanna la BeltranejaCastillian infanta and queen, queen consort of Portugal, 1462–1530
- Mirtha LegrandArgentine actress and television presenter, born 1927
- Joan, Duchess of BrittanyFrench duchess (1319–1384)
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Questions
- What does the name Juana mean?
- Juana means “god is gracious” in Spanish.
- What is the origin of the name Juana?
- From Spanish Juana, 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 Ivana,…
- How popular is the name Juana?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Juana, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2018, with 6 births.
- Is Juana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 18,881 US babies named Juana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Juana most popular?
- 1994 in the United States, when 265 babies were named Juana, its highest rank at 773rd.