Jaunita is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jaunita means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jaunita across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jaunita has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jaunita is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is gracious”. A variant spelling of Juanita, from Juana.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,893 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jaunita per year, United States (1894 to 1991). United States peaked in 1924 (285/yr).
Jaunita has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1924, when it ranked #751 nationally (given to 285 babies that year).
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