Justin
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #233 for boys in 2025, 1,512 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1988 · 35,055 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 43 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 790,469since 1880
Justin over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #233 | 1,512 | |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #199 | 1,796 |
| 2023 | — | #185 | 1,934 | |
| 2022 | — | #181 | 2,079 | |
| 2021 | — | #179 | 2,166 | |
| 2020 | — | #165 | 2,312 | |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #154 | 2,545 |
| 2018 | — | #141 | 2,809 | |
| 2017 | — | #127 | 3,155 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #112 | 3,569 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #110 | 3,726 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #96 | 4,033 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #85 | 4,875 |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | #74 | 5,906 |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | #59 | 7,129 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | #50 | 7,856 |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | #46 | 8,631 |
| 2008 | #6,350 | 21 | #44 | 9,365 |
| 2007 | #7,733 | 16 | #45 | 10,049 |
| 2006 | #7,482 | 16 | #45 | 9,973 |
| 2005 | #6,245 | 19 | #36 | 10,518 |
| 2004 | #3,071 | 50 | #30 | 11,879 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | #27 | 13,655 |
| 2002 | #3,889 | 33 | #22 | 14,906 |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | #22 | 16,231 |
| 2000 | #2,940 | 48 | #19 | 17,784 |
| 1999 | #2,703 | 51 | #20 | 18,277 |
| 1998 | #2,691 | 50 | #20 | 17,971 |
| 1997 | #3,224 | 36 | #20 | 18,745 |
| 1996 | #2,282 | 58 | #20 | 20,015 |
| 1995 | #1,802 | 79 | #18 | 21,581 |
| 1994 | #2,124 | 64 | #20 | 20,940 |
| 1993 | #1,898 | 74 | #20 | 21,540 |
| 1992 | #1,713 | 87 | #18 | 23,620 |
| 1991 | #1,485 | 106 | #14 | 26,797 |
| 1990 | #1,214 | 139 | #9 | 30,649 |
| 1989 | #915 | 198 | #8 | 32,852 |
| 1988 | #780 | 241 | #7 | 35,055 |
| 1987 | #716 | 253 | #9 | 31,491 |
| 1986 | #729 | 244 | #14 | 26,638 |
| 1985 | #880 | 182 | #15 | 25,537 |
| 1984 | #851 | 180 | #13 | 26,769 |
| 1983 | #751 | 217 | #12 | 28,298 |
| 1982 | #801 | 201 | #12 | 29,115 |
| 1981 | #853 | 182 | #12 | 27,307 |
| 1980 | #925 | 161 | #13 | 26,763 |
| 1979 | #1,080 | 127 | #22 | 17,390 |
| 1978 | #1,104 | 118 | #28 | 14,183 |
| 1977 | #1,596 | 67 | #30 | 12,008 |
| 1976 | #1,523 | 67 | #33 | 10,144 |
| 1975 | #1,527 | 66 | #37 | 8,897 |
| 1974 | #2,100 | 39 | #43 | 7,429 |
| 1973 | #2,064 | 39 | #51 | 6,078 |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 | #60 | 4,975 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #103 | 3,053 |
| 1970 | #2,779 | 25 | #138 | 2,382 |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | #167 | 1,664 |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | #211 | 1,109 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #293 | 623 |
| 1966 | — | #336 | 505 | |
| 1965 | — | #354 | 459 | |
| 1964 | — | #355 | 491 | |
| 1963 | — | #349 | 499 | |
| 1962 | — | #348 | 510 | |
| 1961 | — | #362 | 484 | |
| 1960 | — | #418 | 362 | |
| 1959 | — | #429 | 347 | |
| 1958 | — | #449 | 304 | |
| 1957 | — | #448 | 297 | |
| 1956 | — | #455 | 279 | |
| 1955 | — | #470 | 246 | |
| 1954 | — | #499 | 213 | |
| 1953 | — | #542 | 172 | |
| 1952 | — | #532 | 174 | |
| 1951 | — | #598 | 135 | |
| 1950 | — | #604 | 128 | |
| 1949 | — | #507 | 173 | |
| 1948 | — | #569 | 137 | |
| 1947 | — | #553 | 148 | |
| 1946 | — | #540 | 141 | |
| 1945 | — | #540 | 122 | |
| 1944 | — | #595 | 106 | |
| 1943 | — | #615 | 105 | |
| 1942 | — | #609 | 107 | |
| 1941 | — | #628 | 93 | |
| 1940 | — | #659 | 84 | |
| 1939 | — | #610 | 90 | |
| 1938 | — | #648 | 85 | |
| 1937 | — | #706 | 72 | |
| 1936 | — | #780 | 61 | |
| 1935 | — | #725 | 71 | |
| 1934 | — | #742 | 68 | |
| 1933 | — | #582 | 99 | |
| 1932 | — | #668 | 83 | |
| 1931 | — | #684 | 77 | |
| 1930 | — | #564 | 113 | |
| 1929 | — | #575 | 108 | |
| 1928 | — | #554 | 121 | |
| 1927 | — | #518 | 139 | |
| 1926 | — | #543 | 125 | |
| 1925 | — | #534 | 132 | |
| 1924 | — | #489 | 161 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #564 | 122 |
| 1922 | — | #526 | 140 | |
| 1921 | — | #532 | 137 | |
| 1920 | — | #609 | 107 | |
| 1919 | — | #480 | 156 | |
| 1918 | — | #498 | 144 | |
| 1917 | — | #481 | 142 | |
| 1916 | — | #509 | 123 | |
| 1915 | — | #503 | 122 | |
| 1914 | — | #546 | 81 | |
| 1913 | — | #560 | 60 | |
| 1912 | — | #481 | 67 | |
| 1911 | — | #605 | 25 | |
| 1910 | — | #707 | 18 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #613 | 18 | |
| 1907 | — | #664 | 15 | |
| 1906 | — | #640 | 14 | |
| 1905 | — | #615 | 15 | |
| 1904 | — | #566 | 16 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #578 | 18 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #543 | 15 | |
| 1897 | — | #584 | 13 | |
| 1896 | — | #500 | 17 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #521 | 15 | |
| 1893 | — | #509 | 14 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #694 | 8 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Justin was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Justin is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maryland#89 · 1 in 372
- New York#100 · 1 in 429
- Florida#106 · 1 in 478
- Mississippi#113 · 1 in 400
- New Jersey#116 · 1 in 466
Best ever in a state: #1 in Alabama, 1988.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #89 | 67 | 1 in 372 |
| New York | #100 | 208 | 1 in 429 |
| Florida | #106 | 194 | 1 in 478 |
| Mississippi | #113 | 30 | 1 in 400 |
| New Jersey | #116 | 87 | 1 in 466 |
| Massachusetts | #135 | 56 | 1 in 509 |
| New Mexico | #142 | 14 | 1 in 502 |
| South Carolina | #149 | 35 | 1 in 579 |
| Georgia | #150 | 81 | 1 in 622 |
| Louisiana | #150 | 40 | 1 in 543 |
| Rhode Island | #151 | 7 | 1 in 488 |
| Tennessee | #154 | 56 | 1 in 640 |
| Hawaii | #164 | 7 | 1 in 490 |
| Connecticut | #172 | 22 | 1 in 635 |
| Montana | #173 | 7 | 1 in 497 |
| Pennsylvania | #173 | 76 | 1 in 730 |
| California | #175 | 243 | 1 in 779 |
| Nevada | #179 | 19 | 1 in 624 |
| North Carolina | #179 | 70 | 1 in 729 |
| Delaware | #181 | 6 | 1 in 536 |
| Texas | #181 | 223 | 1 in 767 |
| Virginia | #184 | 53 | 1 in 738 |
| Kentucky | #189 | 28 | 1 in 709 |
| Alabama | #191 | 29 | 1 in 759 |
| Arizona | #199 | 41 | 1 in 796 |
| Indiana | #208 | 41 | 1 in 799 |
| Arkansas | #213 | 17 | 1 in 765 |
| Michigan | #214 | 49 | 1 in 877 |
| District of Columbia | #216 | 5 | 1 in 673 |
| South Dakota | #216 | 6 | 1 in 629 |
| Iowa | #229 | 17 | 1 in 827 |
| Ohio | #229 | 55 | 1 in 986 |
| Illinois | #234 | 54 | 1 in 998 |
| New Hampshire | #236 | 5 | 1 in 933 |
| Missouri | #242 | 29 | 1 in 984 |
| Oklahoma | #242 | 20 | 1 in 898 |
| Washington | #272 | 30 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Colorado | #273 | 24 | 1 in 1,076 |
| Kansas | #277 | 13 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Nebraska | #284 | 9 | 1 in 988 |
| Wisconsin | #285 | 20 | 1 in 1,216 |
| West Virginia | #292 | 6 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Minnesota | #293 | 21 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Oregon | #308 | 13 | 1 in 1,223 |
| Utah | #316 | 15 | 1 in 1,280 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 34 spots since 2024 (#199 → #233)
- 68 spots since 2020 (#165 → #233)
- 123 spots since 2015 (#110 → #233)
- Biggest jump: 478 spots in 1896 (#978 → #500)
- Biggest drop: 457 spots in 1895 (#521 → #978)
Rise & fade · boys
108 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1988 at #7 (35,055 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: 4 yrs · run 1987–1990
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1972–2014
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1888–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 55
- Highest: 1 in 55 boys born in 1988 were named Justin (1.8%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,130 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 36.7% of all boys named Justin (289,825) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 55 | #641 (1885) | #714 |
| 1890s | 117 | #500 (1896) | #644 |
| 1900s | 139 | #566 (1904) | #666 |
| 1910s | 938 | #480 (1919) | #537 |
| 1920s | 1,292 | #489 (1924) | #544 |
| 1930s | 819 | #564 (1930) | #671 |
| 1940s | 1,216 | #507 (1949) | #582 |
| 1950s | 2,295 | #429 (1959) | #503 |
| 1960s | 6,706 | #167 (1969) | #319 |
| 1970s | 86,539 | #22 (1979) | #55 |
| 1980s | 289,825 | #7 (1988) | #12 |
| 1990s | 220,135 | #9 (1990) | #18 |
| 2000s | 122,991 | #19 (2000) | #34 |
| 2010s | 45,603 | #50 (2010) | #101 |
| 2020s | 11,799 | #165 (2020) | #190 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Justin in 2021
boys
#179
2,166 births · 1 in 808 boys
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 808 of them was named Justin, which outranked 98.7% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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