Sanjuana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sahn-HWAH-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
Sanjuana is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sanjuana mean?
Hebrew: Spanish feminine name from San Juan, Saint John
“God is gracious”
Formed from San Juan, it honours Saint John; Juan comes from Hebrew Yochanan.
Is Sanjuana a girl's or a boy's name?
Sanjuana is a girls' name.
How popular is Sanjuana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1950, with 106 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the girls named Sanjuana in the US since 1880 were born between 1949 and 1981, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sanjuana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,927 |
| 1994 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 32 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 38 | #2,488 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 34 | #2,516 |
| 1977 | 24 | #3,175 |
| 1976 | 35 | #2,334 |
| 1975 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,213 |
| 1973 | 37 | #2,127 |
| 1972 | 27 | #2,598 |
| 1971 | 28 | #2,599 |
| 1970 | 32 | #2,354 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 27 | #2,360 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,781 |
| 1966 | 23 | #2,518 |
| 1965 | 16 | #3,148 |
| 1964 | 21 | #2,751 |
| 1963 | 17 | #3,065 |
| 1962 | 26 | #2,356 |
| 1961 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1960 | 24 | #2,431 |
| 1959 | 23 | #2,394 |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,938 |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,868 |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,716 |
| 1955 | 42 | #1,578 |
| 1954 | 64 | #1,240 |
| 1953 | 57 | #1,287 |
| 1952 | 70 | #1,128 |
| 1951 | 75 | #1,067 |
| 1950 | 106 | #857 |
| 1949 | 93 | #917 |
| 1948 | 58 | #1,184 |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,317 |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,375 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,873 |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,741 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,694 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,415 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,845 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1936 | 14 | #2,153 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,438 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,913 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,234 |
| 1931 | 15 | #2,104 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,586 |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,162 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,432 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,707 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,938 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,143 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,732 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,956 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,633 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,003 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
Nicknames for Sanjuana
- Juana 6 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Sanjuana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maria, Rebecca, Angela, Sara, Priscilla, Teresa, Diana, Sandra, Joanna, Anita, Paula, Susana
Names related to Sanjuana
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sanjuana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sanjuana, updated 20 October 2026.