Boy nameCurrently #199 in the USFalling
Justin
JUSS-tin//ˈdʒʌstɪn//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19886 lettersStarts with J
Meaning & origin
Just, righteous
Justin comes from the Latin 'justus', meaning just or righteous, and was borne by several Byzantine emperors. A hugely popular name through the 1980s and 1990s, it retains a clean, dependable sound.
Justin's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Justin |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1881 | 7 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 9 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 15 |
| 1895 | 6 |
| 1896 | 17 |
| 1897 | 13 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1900 | 18 |
| 1901 | 8 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 12 |
| 1904 | 16 |
| 1905 | 15 |
| 1906 | 14 |
| 1907 | 15 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 14 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 25 |
| 1912 | 67 |
| 1913 | 60 |
| 1914 | 81 |
| 1915 | 122 |
| 1916 | 123 |
| 1917 | 142 |
| 1918 | 144 |
| 1919 | 156 |
| 1920 | 107 |
| 1921 | 137 |
| 1922 | 140 |
| 1923 | 127 |
| 1924 | 161 |
| 1925 | 132 |
| 1926 | 125 |
| 1927 | 139 |
| 1928 | 121 |
| 1929 | 108 |
| 1930 | 113 |
| 1931 | 77 |
| 1932 | 83 |
| 1933 | 99 |
| 1934 | 68 |
| 1935 | 71 |
| 1936 | 61 |
| 1937 | 72 |
| 1938 | 85 |
| 1939 | 90 |
| 1940 | 84 |
| 1941 | 93 |
| 1942 | 107 |
| 1943 | 105 |
| 1944 | 106 |
| 1945 | 122 |
| 1946 | 141 |
| 1947 | 148 |
| 1948 | 137 |
| 1949 | 173 |
| 1950 | 128 |
| 1951 | 135 |
| 1952 | 174 |
| 1953 | 173 |
| 1954 | 213 |
| 1955 | 246 |
| 1956 | 279 |
| 1957 | 297 |
| 1958 | 304 |
| 1959 | 348 |
| 1960 | 361 |
| 1961 | 485 |
| 1962 | 510 |
| 1963 | 499 |
| 1964 | 491 |
| 1965 | 459 |
| 1966 | 505 |
| 1967 | 632 |
| 1968 | 1,121 |
| 1969 | 1,681 |
| 1970 | 2,407 |
| 1971 | 3,075 |
| 1972 | 5,001 |
| 1973 | 6,116 |
| 1974 | 7,469 |
| 1975 | 8,961 |
| 1976 | 10,213 |
| 1977 | 12,077 |
| 1978 | 14,302 |
| 1979 | 17,519 |
| 1980 | 26,924 |
| 1981 | 27,490 |
| 1982 | 29,312 |
| 1983 | 28,518 |
| 1984 | 26,952 |
| 1985 | 25,718 |
| 1986 | 26,880 |
| 1987 | 31,745 |
| 1988 | 35,296 |
| 1989 | 33,050 |
| 1990 | 30,789 |
| 1991 | 26,900 |
| 1992 | 23,708 |
| 1993 | 21,615 |
| 1994 | 21,003 |
| 1995 | 21,659 |
| 1996 | 20,069 |
| 1997 | 18,780 |
| 1998 | 18,021 |
| 1999 | 18,328 |
| 2000 | 17,831 |
| 2001 | 16,268 |
| 2002 | 14,939 |
| 2003 | 13,685 |
| 2004 | 11,929 |
| 2005 | 10,536 |
| 2006 | 9,989 |
| 2007 | 10,064 |
| 2008 | 9,386 |
| 2009 | 8,647 |
| 2010 | 7,866 |
| 2011 | 7,140 |
| 2012 | 5,921 |
| 2013 | 4,883 |
| 2014 | 4,036 |
| 2015 | 3,730 |
| 2016 | 3,574 |
| 2017 | 3,152 |
| 2018 | 2,809 |
| 2019 | 2,551 |
| 2020 | 2,309 |
| 2021 | 2,164 |
| 2022 | 2,078 |
| 2023 | 1,931 |
| 2024 | 1,794 |
Justin through the decades
- Justin peaked in 1988, when 35,296 babies were named Justin in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Justin has fallen 67% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Justin currently ranks #199 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Jay
Variants & spellings
JustynJustino
Famous people named Justin
- Justin Timberlake — musician