Justyn

Where Justyn comes from

The dictionaries list Justyn as a given name — a male given name, variant of Justin — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1970
    First appearance
    #4,230 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1970
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  3. 1987
    Justyn Warner born
    Canadian sprinter
  4. 1996
    Justyn Knight born
    Canadian long-distance runner
  5. 1998
    Peak, #706
    236 babies named Justyn — more than any year before or since.
  6. 2006
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,447.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name, variant of Justin.
Namesakes
  • Justyn Warner · Canadian sprinter, born 1987
  • Justyn Knight · Canadian long-distance runner, born 1996
  • Justyn Węglorz · Polish basketball player, born 1958
  • Justyn · 1891–1950
  • Justyn · 1823–1907

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.