The first name Juanita
A girl’s name from Spanish meaning “-ette”, “god is gracious”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
Juanita means “-ette”, “god is gracious” in Spanish.
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.
More names that mean grace.
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Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Juanita, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2005, with 18 births (#1,295).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Juanita with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Juanita at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 61 girls born in the United States were named Juanita, the 2,794th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 5,404 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 Juanita
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Juanita MooreAmerican actress (1914-2014)
- Juanita HallAmerican musical theatre and film actress; singer, recording artist (1901-1968)
- Juanita Millender-McDonaldCongresswoman (1938-2007)
- Bessie LoveAmerican actress (1898–1986)
- Dee Dee WarwickAmerican soul singer (1945–2008)
- Vivian Malone JonesAmerican activist, 1942–2005
- Autherine LucyAmerican activist, 1929–2022
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Questions
- What does the name Juanita mean?
- Juanita means “-ette”, “god is gracious” in Spanish.
- What is the origin of the name Juanita?
- 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…
- How popular is the name Juanita?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Juanita, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2005, with 18 births.
- Is Juanita a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 208,675 US babies named Juanita since 1880 were girls.
- When was Juanita most popular?
- 1924 in the United States, when 5,404 babies were named Juanita, its highest rank at 48th.