Given name
Juniata
“God is gracious”
Juniata is a variant of Juana. In Spanish use, Juana carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Juniata is a variant of Juana. In Spanish use, Juana carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Juniata through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 0 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1936. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Juniata’s family of names
Juniata has a related form in Juana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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