ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1969 First Year 1973 Last Year 1973 Peak Year #4056 Peak Rank 12 Total Count 2 Years Active Advertisement 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Juba What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a population of 525,953 in 2017\. It has an area of 52 km2 (20 sq mi), with the metropolitan area covering 336 km2 (130 sq mi). Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba) 🏛️Origin & history Under the Khedivate of Egypt , Juba served as the southernmost garrison of the Egyptian Army , quartering only a handful of soldiers. Disease was common; soldiers often fell ill due to the malaria , meningitis and blackwater fever that was prevalent in the region. Explorers and campaigners Samuel Baker and Florence Baker used the nearby island of Gondokoro as a base during their expeditions to what is now South Sudan and northern Uganda from 1863 to 1865 and 1871 to 1873\. The present city of Juba was established on the site of a small Bari village, also called Juba, where the Church Missionary [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Juba](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/John_Garang_Mausoleum_Square_in_Juba.JPG/330px-John_Garang_Mausoleum_Square_in_Juba.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba) 📖 ## The Story of Juba American parents first put Juba on the record books as a baby boy name in 1969, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 7 Jubas were born — ranking #4,056 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 58% of all recorded Jubas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1973 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 12 Jubas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data ⭐ ## Notable people named Juba A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia. * ●Aheu Deng , beauty queen and fashion model * ●Bangs , rapper and YouTube personality * ●Mangok Mathiang (born 1992), Australian-Sudanese basketball player for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association * ●Emmanuel Jambo , photographer * ●Independent Moses Nunuh, first child born in South Sudan after its independence. Like many other children in South Sudan, he died before his first birthday. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Juba Phonetically similar names — useful when Juba is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Jabba * Jaba * Jibba * Jubba * Jubu * Chuba * Gibby * Jub * Jube * [Joby](/joby) * Jobby * Joppa Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Juba What does the name Juba mean? Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a population of 525,953 in 2017\. It has an area of 52 km2 (20 sq mi), with the metropolitan area covering 336 km2 (130 sq mi). How popular is Juba in 2026? In 2026, Juba ranks #4,056 among boys' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year. When was Juba most popular? Juba reached its peak popularity in 1973, ranking #4,056 that year with 7 babies given the name. Is Juba a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Juba is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Juba? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Juba include Oman, Wydell, Toronto. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦OmanPeak #4056](/oman)[👦WydellPeak #4056](/wydell)[👦TorontoPeak #4056](/toronto)[👦NicolPeak #4056](/nicol)[👦DeatrickPeak #4056](/deatrick)[👦TambouraPeak #4056](/tamboura)[👦GermanePeak #4056](/germane)[👦AmondoPeak #4056](/amondo) Advertisement ## About the name Juba Juba is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Juba's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #4,056\. Use the chart and map above to compare Juba's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1973 → ](/year/1973) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ Names starting with "J" → ](/letter/j) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. Advertisement