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Girl name

Jaunita

100% girls · last recorded 1991

Jaunita has been given to about 6,893 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,461
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jaunita per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 285
  • Born in 20250
  • All time6,893

How popular is Jaunita?

Its best year was 1924, when 285 babies were given the name, ranking 410th. The typical living American called Jaunita is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Jaunita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anita0.75
  2. Danita0.75
  3. Juanita0.71
  4. Janiya0.69
  5. Laquita0.68
  6. Lupita0.64
  7. Marita0.64
  8. Sarita0.64

Middle names for Jaunita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jaunita Rose0.85
  2. Jaunita Louise0.85
  3. Jaunita Pearl0.84
  4. Jaunita Quinn0.84
  5. Jaunita Nell0.84
  6. Jaunita Wren0.83

Sibling names for Jaunita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.88
  2. Winonasister · 0.87
  3. Ilasister · 0.86
  4. Cleoeither · 0.85
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.80
  6. Hughbrother · 0.80

Where Jaunita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jaunita White0.80
    2. Jaunita Reyes0.80
    3. Jaunita Nguyen0.80
    4. Jaunita Moore0.80
    5. Jaunita Lee0.80
    6. Jaunita Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jaunita

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.