Unisex nameCurrently #1,079 in the USFalling
Justice
JUS-tiss//ˈdʒʌstɪs//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19967 lettersStarts with J
Meaning & origin
Justice, fairness
Justice is a virtue name taken directly from the English word for fairness and moral rightness, ultimately from the Latin 'justitia'. Its meaningful, weighty sound has made it a distinctive unisex choice since the 1990s.
Justice's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Justice |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1913 | 9 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1918 | 11 |
| 1919 | 16 |
| 1920 | 11 |
| 1921 | 14 |
| 1922 | 7 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 12 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1927 | 17 |
| 1928 | 16 |
| 1929 | 12 |
| 1930 | 7 |
| 1931 | 9 |
| 1932 | 11 |
| 1933 | 10 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1935 | 7 |
| 1936 | 6 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1938 | 11 |
| 1939 | 10 |
| 1941 | 9 |
| 1942 | 12 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1945 | 12 |
| 1946 | 9 |
| 1947 | 8 |
| 1948 | 7 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 6 |
| 1951 | 8 |
| 1952 | 6 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1961 | 5 |
| 1962 | 7 |
| 1963 | 8 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1970 | 12 |
| 1971 | 22 |
| 1972 | 27 |
| 1973 | 19 |
| 1974 | 28 |
| 1975 | 38 |
| 1976 | 25 |
| 1977 | 31 |
| 1978 | 33 |
| 1979 | 40 |
| 1980 | 39 |
| 1981 | 39 |
| 1982 | 52 |
| 1983 | 34 |
| 1984 | 27 |
| 1985 | 37 |
| 1986 | 49 |
| 1987 | 53 |
| 1988 | 60 |
| 1989 | 72 |
| 1990 | 85 |
| 1991 | 133 |
| 1992 | 200 |
| 1993 | 443 |
| 1994 | 1,188 |
| 1995 | 1,646 |
| 1996 | 1,689 |
| 1997 | 1,482 |
| 1998 | 1,393 |
| 1999 | 1,185 |
| 2000 | 1,133 |
| 2001 | 1,341 |
| 2002 | 1,557 |
| 2003 | 1,332 |
| 2004 | 1,242 |
| 2005 | 1,137 |
| 2006 | 1,270 |
| 2007 | 1,267 |
| 2008 | 1,253 |
| 2009 | 1,215 |
| 2010 | 1,137 |
| 2011 | 1,058 |
| 2012 | 1,099 |
| 2013 | 1,298 |
| 2014 | 1,293 |
| 2015 | 1,258 |
| 2016 | 1,284 |
| 2017 | 1,115 |
| 2018 | 1,072 |
| 2019 | 992 |
| 2020 | 908 |
| 2021 | 830 |
| 2022 | 648 |
| 2023 | 502 |
| 2024 | 407 |
Justice through the decades
- Justice peaked in 1996, when 1,689 babies were named Justice in the US.
- The 2000s were Justice's strongest decade, averaging 1,275 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Justice has fallen 25% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Justice currently ranks #1,079 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Justice
Variants & spellings
Justyce