Lajuana
An English feminine name derived from the Spanish name Juana.
Name Census estimates that about 1,309 living Americans carry the first name Lajuana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lajuana today is around 61 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lajuana births was 1971 (61 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lajuana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 261,844 Americans
Peak year
1971
61 babies that year
Average age
61
years old
1994 SSA rank
#10,083
Tracked since 1923
Popularity
Lajuana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lajuana from the 1920s through to the 1990s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 468 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lajuana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lajuana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lajuanas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. Texas, California, Georgia recorded the most babies named Lajuana, while Ohio, Arkansas, Mississippi recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 50 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lajuana
The name Lajuana is a feminine given name of Spanish origin, derived from the combination of the Spanish words "la" meaning "the" and "juana," which is the Spanish form of the name Joan or Joanna. The name Joanna has its roots in the Hebrew name "Yohanan," meaning "God is gracious."
Lajuana is believed to have originated in Spain during the Middle Ages, when the Spanish language was developing from the Vulgar Latin spoken in the Iberian Peninsula. The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 15th and 16th centuries in Spanish-speaking regions.
While there are no significant historical references or mentions of the name Lajuana in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is worth noting that the name Joanna, from which Lajuana is derived, appears in the New Testament of the Bible. Joanna was one of the women who followed Jesus and witnessed his resurrection.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Lajuana was Lajuana Wilcher (1920-2012), an American civil rights activist and lawyer from Texas. She was a prominent figure in the fight for desegregation and racial equality in the United States during the mid-20th century.
Another notable person with the name Lajuana was Lajuana Hansberry (1938-1991), an American singer and actress. She was the sister of the renowned playwright Lorraine Hansberry, and she had a successful career in her own right, performing in various musicals and plays on Broadway and in regional theaters.
Lajuana Barnett (1928-2011) was an American politician and educator who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995. She was a trailblazer for women in politics and a vocal advocate for education reform.
Lajuana Wilcher (1903-1996), not to be confused with the civil rights activist mentioned earlier, was an American artist and sculptor. She is particularly known for her bronze sculptures depicting scenes from African American life and culture.
Finally, Lajuana Valdez (1932-2018) was a Mexican-American author and educator. She wrote several books and articles exploring the experiences of Mexican Americans, particularly in the Southwest United States, and advocated for greater representation and understanding of Latino/a culture in education.
People
Lajuana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lajuana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lajuana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lajuana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,309 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lajuana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 261,844 US residents.
Is Lajuana a common name?
We classify Lajuana as "Rare". It ranks above 91.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,874 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lajuana most popular?
The single biggest year for Lajuana was 1971, when 61 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lajuana is about 61 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Lajuana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lajuana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.