Juanita
Juanita is a female given name: 99% of people named Juanita are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belgium, Spain
- US births since 1880
- 991 male / 207,107 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Juanita
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Juanita," in English, "Guten Tag Juanita," in German. Juanita is a female given name: about 99% of people named Juanita are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Juanita,
German
Guten Tag Juanita,
French
Bonjour Juanita,
Spanish
Estimado/a Juanita:
Chinese
Juanita您好：
Japanese
Juanita様
English
Hi Juanita,
German
Hi Juanita,
French
Salut Juanita,
Spanish
Hola Juanita,
Chinese
Juanita你好：
Japanese
Juanitaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
991 male · 207,107 female · 208,098 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Juanita a male or female name?
Juanita is a female given name: 99% of people named Juanita are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
How do I address Juanita in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Juanita," in English, "Guten Tag Juanita," in German. Juanita is a female given name: about 99% of people named Juanita are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Juanita a unisex name?
Juanita is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Juanita are men. Juanita leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Juanita a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/juanita (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_juanita,
title = {Is Juanita a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/juanita},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}