Juana
Juana was the 1223rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 185 babies. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 485th; the most babies were born in 1994 (265). Over the last ten years it has moved up 693 places. More babies were named Juana in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,223 girls, up 273 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 185girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994265 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,881babies recorded
Juana popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 88 since 1920.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,223 | 185 |
| 2020 | #1,496 | 143 |
| 2010 | #1,553 | 144 |
| 2000 | #1,023 | 206 |
| 1990 | #812 | 244 |
| 1980 | #752 | 220 |
| 1970 | #791 | 177 |
| 1960 | #816 | 163 |
| 1950 | #615 | 187 |
| 1940 | #805 | 78 |
| 1930 | #490 | 185 |
| 1920 | #588 | 149 |
| 1910 | #686 | 39 |
| 1900 | #607 | 34 |
| 1890 | #745 | 14 |
| 1880 | #881 | 5 |
How popular is Juana, counting every spelling?
Juana has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,172 for girls in 2025, against #1,223 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Juana?
185 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Juana (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Juana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Juana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Juana?
About 13,500 people born in the US named Juana are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 22 and 56. That makes Juana mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Juana by state
How common Juana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nebraska (8.7×), Alabama (7.3×), Kansas (4.3×), Tennessee (3.9×), Georgia (2.6×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Juana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Juana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Juana
How popular is the name Juana?
Juana was the 1223rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 185 babies. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 485th; the most babies were born in 1994 (265). Over the last ten years it has moved up 693 places. More babies were named Juana in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Juana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Juana in the US.
Where is Juana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Juana was most common in Nebraska (1.00 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Kansas.