Fun Facts About the Name Justin
- An all-time favorite: U.S. records show 790,439 boys named Justin from 1880 through 2025.
- An established favorite: Justin held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 43 consecutive years, from 1972 through 2014.
- More than 794 thousand babies named Justin: U.S. records list 794,243 babies given the name Justin from 1880 through 2025. Even 3,804 girls received the name Justin - about 1 girl for every 208 boys.
What Does the Name Justin Mean?
Justin comes from the Latin name Iustinus, a Roman family name (cognomen) formed from Iustus, meaning "just" or "upright." Iustus goes back to the Latin ius, "law" or "right," so the literal sense is "just" or "righteous." The ending -inus is a common Latin suffix used to build one name or word from another. The root was originally a Roman surname rather than a personal given name, and early Christians adopted it as a personal name.
Justin Name History & Origins
The best-known early bearer is Justin Martyr, a Greek-speaking philosopher who converted to Christianity in the second century and wrote defenses of the faith; he was put to death in Rome around 165. The Greek writers who recorded him used the Latin form Iustinus. Because saints' names were widely given to children in Christian communities, the name spread through the church.
It also reached imperial use in the Byzantine Empire. Justin I ruled from 518 to 527, and his nephew Justinian I succeeded him; a later emperor, Justin II, reigned in the second half of the sixth century. Through Latin and the medieval church the name passed into Western Europe, where it appears in records from the Middle Ages onward, though it remained relatively uncommon in England.
The same Latin root produced the feminine form Justine and the longer masculine Justinian. Other European languages adapted the name in their own ways, such as French Justin and Italian Giustino.
How Popular is the Name Justin?
Justin remained among the top 100 boy names in the U.S. from 1972 to 2014. Its highest annual birth count was in 1988, and people born that year turn 38 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #14,240 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #13,067 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #15,199 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #17,725 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #17,777 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,597 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #7,621 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #8,877 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #10,098 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #7,867 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #6,444 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #7,896 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #7,661 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #6,402 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #3,099 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 2003 | #4,351 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2002 | #3,925 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #3,589 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #2,960 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1999 | #2,714 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1998 | #2,711 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1997 | #3,258 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1996 | #2,295 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 1995 | #1,809 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 1994 | #2,133 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 1993 | #1,909 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1992 | #1,723 | 87 | 0.0047% |
| 1991 | #1,490 | 106 | 0.0057% |
| 1990 | #1,216 | 139 | 0.0073% |
| 1989 | #915 | 198 | 0.0107% |
| 1988 | #781 | 241 | 0.0135% |
| 1987 | #717 | 253 | 0.0146% |
| 1986 | #729 | 244 | 0.0142% |
| 1985 | #882 | 182 | 0.0106% |
| 1984 | #852 | 180 | 0.0107% |
| 1983 | #751 | 217 | 0.0130% |
| 1982 | #803 | 201 | 0.0119% |
| 1981 | #854 | 182 | 0.0109% |
| 1980 | #930 | 161 | 0.0097% |
| 1979 | #1,082 | 127 | 0.0079% |
| 1978 | #1,108 | 118 | 0.0077% |
| 1977 | #1,601 | 67 | 0.0044% |
| 1976 | #1,527 | 67 | 0.0046% |
| 1975 | #1,537 | 66 | 0.0045% |
| 1974 | #2,110 | 39 | 0.0027% |
| 1973 | #2,076 | 39 | 0.0027% |
| 1972 | #2,703 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1971 | #3,420 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #2,813 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1969 | #3,378 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #4,101 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #4,769 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #5,325 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #233 | 1,512 | 0.0885% |
| 2024 | #199 | 1,788 | 0.1042% |
| 2023 | #185 | 1,931 | 0.1130% |
| 2022 | #181 | 2,078 | 0.1191% |
| 2021 | #179 | 2,164 | 0.1238% |
| 2020 | #166 | 2,309 | 0.1339% |
| 2019 | #154 | 2,544 | 0.1419% |
| 2018 | #141 | 2,809 | 0.1547% |
| 2017 | #127 | 3,152 | 0.1703% |
| 2016 | #112 | 3,568 | 0.1881% |
| 2015 | #109 | 3,725 | 0.1944% |
| 2014 | #96 | 4,031 | 0.2099% |
| 2013 | #85 | 4,873 | 0.2577% |
| 2012 | #74 | 5,905 | 0.3113% |
| 2011 | #59 | 7,127 | 0.3753% |
| 2010 | #50 | 7,855 | 0.4095% |
| 2009 | #46 | 8,631 | 0.4352% |
| 2008 | #44 | 9,365 | 0.4591% |
| 2007 | #45 | 10,048 | 0.4842% |
| 2006 | #45 | 9,973 | 0.4853% |
| 2005 | #36 | 10,517 | 0.5266% |
| 2004 | #30 | 11,879 | 0.5985% |
| 2003 | #27 | 13,655 | 0.6913% |
| 2002 | #22 | 14,906 | 0.7678% |
| 2001 | #22 | 16,231 | 0.8354% |
| 2000 | #19 | 17,783 | 0.9055% |
| 1999 | #20 | 18,277 | 0.9519% |
| 1998 | #20 | 17,971 | 0.9402% |
| 1997 | #20 | 18,744 | 0.9943% |
| 1996 | #20 | 20,011 | 1.0564% |
| 1995 | #18 | 21,580 | 1.1336% |
| 1994 | #20 | 20,939 | 1.0838% |
| 1993 | #20 | 21,541 | 1.0983% |
| 1992 | #18 | 23,621 | 1.1826% |
| 1991 | #14 | 26,794 | 1.3262% |
| 1990 | #9 | 30,650 | 1.4922% |
| 1989 | #8 | 32,852 | 1.6419% |
| 1988 | #7 | 35,055 | 1.8313% |
| 1987 | #9 | 31,492 | 1.6868% |
| 1986 | #14 | 26,636 | 1.4464% |
| 1985 | #15 | 25,536 | 1.3816% |
| 1984 | #13 | 26,772 | 1.4833% |
| 1983 | #12 | 28,301 | 1.5787% |
| 1982 | #12 | 29,111 | 1.6042% |
| 1981 | #12 | 27,308 | 1.5245% |
| 1980 | #13 | 26,763 | 1.5001% |
| 1979 | #22 | 17,392 | 1.0102% |
| 1978 | #28 | 14,184 | 0.8638% |
| 1977 | #30 | 12,010 | 0.7308% |
| 1976 | #33 | 10,146 | 0.6466% |
| 1975 | #37 | 8,895 | 0.5697% |
| 1974 | #43 | 7,430 | 0.4725% |
| 1973 | #51 | 6,077 | 0.3899% |
| 1972 | #60 | 4,975 | 0.3068% |
| 1971 | #103 | 3,056 | 0.1728% |
| 1970 | #138 | 2,382 | 0.1282% |
| 1969 | #167 | 1,664 | 0.0930% |
| 1968 | #211 | 1,109 | 0.0638% |
| 1967 | #295 | 623 | 0.0357% |
| 1966 | #336 | 505 | 0.0283% |
| 1965 | #354 | 459 | 0.0247% |
| 1964 | #355 | 491 | 0.0246% |
| 1963 | #349 | 499 | 0.0246% |
| 1962 | #348 | 510 | 0.0247% |
| 1961 | #362 | 485 | 0.0228% |
| 1960 | #419 | 361 | 0.0169% |
| 1959 | #429 | 348 | 0.0163% |
| 1958 | #449 | 304 | 0.0143% |
| 1957 | #448 | 297 | 0.0138% |
| 1956 | #455 | 279 | 0.0132% |
| 1955 | #470 | 246 | 0.0119% |
| 1954 | #500 | 213 | 0.0104% |
| 1953 | #542 | 173 | 0.0088% |
| 1952 | #534 | 174 | 0.0090% |
| 1951 | #599 | 135 | 0.0072% |
| 1950 | #605 | 128 | 0.0071% |
| 1949 | #508 | 173 | 0.0098% |
| 1948 | #570 | 137 | 0.0078% |
| 1947 | #553 | 148 | 0.0081% |
| 1946 | #540 | 141 | 0.0087% |
| 1945 | #541 | 122 | 0.0091% |
| 1944 | #596 | 106 | 0.0078% |
| 1943 | #617 | 105 | 0.0074% |
| 1942 | #609 | 107 | 0.0077% |
| 1941 | #633 | 93 | 0.0076% |
| 1940 | #663 | 84 | 0.0072% |
| 1939 | #615 | 90 | 0.0081% |
| 1938 | #649 | 85 | 0.0077% |
| 1937 | #708 | 72 | 0.0068% |
| 1936 | #785 | 61 | 0.0059% |
| 1935 | #728 | 71 | 0.0068% |
| 1934 | #742 | 68 | 0.0066% |
| 1933 | #585 | 99 | 0.0100% |
| 1932 | #672 | 83 | 0.0079% |
| 1931 | #685 | 77 | 0.0074% |
| 1930 | #564 | 113 | 0.0103% |
| 1929 | #576 | 108 | 0.0100% |
| 1928 | #557 | 121 | 0.0109% |
| 1927 | #520 | 139 | 0.0123% |
| 1926 | #544 | 125 | 0.0113% |
| 1925 | #534 | 132 | 0.0118% |
| 1924 | #489 | 161 | 0.0142% |
| 1923 | #568 | 122 | 0.0111% |
| 1922 | #528 | 140 | 0.0129% |
| 1921 | #533 | 137 | 0.0124% |
| 1920 | #610 | 107 | 0.0101% |
| 1919 | #480 | 156 | 0.0159% |
| 1918 | #498 | 144 | 0.0142% |
| 1917 | #482 | 142 | 0.0153% |
| 1916 | #513 | 123 | 0.0138% |
| 1915 | #505 | 122 | 0.0144% |
| 1914 | #552 | 81 | 0.0124% |
| 1913 | #561 | 60 | 0.0117% |
| 1912 | #483 | 67 | 0.0156% |
| 1911 | #620 | 25 | 0.0111% |
| 1910 | #721 | 18 | 0.0093% |
| 1909 | #787 | 14 | 0.0085% |
| 1908 | #622 | 18 | 0.0117% |
| 1907 | #686 | 15 | 0.0102% |
| 1906 | #662 | 14 | 0.0105% |
| 1905 | #625 | 15 | 0.0113% |
| 1904 | #579 | 16 | 0.0125% |
| 1903 | #678 | 12 | 0.0101% |
| 1902 | #829 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1901 | #812 | 8 | 0.0075% |
| 1900 | #594 | 18 | 0.0120% |
| 1899 | #754 | 9 | 0.0085% |
| 1898 | #555 | 15 | 0.0122% |
| 1897 | #597 | 13 | 0.0115% |
| 1896 | #511 | 17 | 0.0142% |
| 1895 | #1,030 | 6 | 0.0051% |
| 1894 | #529 | 15 | 0.0130% |
| 1893 | #523 | 14 | 0.0125% |
| 1892 | #909 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1891 | #736 | 8 | 0.0079% |
| 1890 | #551 | 13 | 0.0117% |
| 1889 | #756 | 8 | 0.0072% |
| 1888 | #729 | 9 | 0.0074% |
| 1886 | #728 | 8 | 0.0072% |
| 1885 | #674 | 9 | 0.0083% |
| 1884 | #917 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1881 | #747 | 7 | 0.0069% |
| 1880 | #715 | 8 | 0.0072% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
