Juanito
Juanito is a given name or nickname, meaning "Little Juan" or Johnny. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Juanito
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Juanito is a given name or nickname, meaning "Little Juan" or Johnny. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Juanito
Juanito first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 33 Juanitos were born — ranking #3,313 that year. As of 2026, Juanito ranks #5,491 for baby boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+17% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Juanitos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Juanito
Juanito is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Juanito's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,117. Use the chart and map above to compare Juanito's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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