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Justin

Boy

Meaning of Justin: Latin: 'just' or 'righteous'

Justin is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 241st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 638th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#241

1,512 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#638

59 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

794,273

First recorded 1880 · peak 1988

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 27,489 babies1982: 29,316 babies1983: 28,515 babies1984: 26,949 babies1985: 25,719 babies1986: 26,882 babies1987: 31,744 babies1988: 35,296 babies1989: 33,050 babies1990: 30,788 babies19901991: 26,903 babies1992: 23,707 babies1993: 21,614 babies1994: 21,004 babies1995: 21,660 babies1996: 20,073 babies1997: 18,781 babies1998: 18,021 babies1999: 18,328 babies2000: 17,832 babies20002001: 16,268 babies2002: 14,939 babies2003: 13,685 babies2004: 11,929 babies2005: 10,537 babies2006: 9,989 babies2007: 10,065 babies2008: 9,386 babies2009: 8,647 babies2010: 7,867 babies20102011: 7,142 babies2012: 5,922 babies2013: 4,885 babies2014: 4,038 babies2015: 3,731 babies2016: 3,575 babies2017: 3,155 babies2018: 2,809 babies2019: 2,552 babies2020: 2,312 babies20202021: 2,166 babies2022: 2,079 babies2023: 1,934 babies2024: 1,802 babies2025: 1,512 babies
US babies named Justin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 35,296.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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