Justice
#1,359 for girls in 2025, 162 births · #1,112 for boys in 2025, 193 births
Given to boys 51.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1996 · 827 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 19,902since 1880
Justice over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | #1,359 | 162 | #1,112 | 193 |
| 2024 | #1,165 | 206 | #1,072 | 203 |
| 2023 | #1,024 | 247 | #897 | 259 |
| 2022 | #863 | 322 | #771 | 328 |
| 2021 | #730 | 390 | #625 | 440 |
| 2020 | #572 | 511 | #657 | 400 |
| 2019 | #571 | 532 | #599 | 460 |
| 2018 | #540 | 580 | #557 | 496 |
| 2017 | #499 | 628 | #557 | 487 |
| 2016 | #473 | 673 | #494 | 612 |
| 2015 | #449 | 704 | #520 | 554 |
| 2014 | #420 | 765 | #524 | 529 |
| 2013 | #430 | 708 | #470 | 592 |
| 2012 | #517 | 587 | #515 | 512 |
| 2011 | #525 | 552 | #512 | 506 |
| 2010 | #532 | 551 | #456 | 587 |
| 2009 | #556 | 550 | #427 | 665 |
| 2008 | #538 | 573 | #425 | 680 |
| 2007 | #571 | 525 | #397 | 742 |
| 2006 | #542 | 547 | #408 | 723 |
| 2005 | #536 | 538 | #439 | 599 |
| 2004 | #497 | 592 | #401 | 650 |
| 2003 | #451 | 666 | #393 | 666 |
| 2002 | #402 | 725 | #332 | 832 |
| 2001 | #446 | 624 | #371 | 717 |
| 2000 | #545 | 477 | #390 | 656 |
| 1999 | #499 | 521 | #388 | 664 |
| 1998 | #435 | 608 | #342 | 785 |
| 1997 | #386 | 680 | #328 | 802 |
| 1996 | #324 | 862 | #320 | 827 |
| 1995 | #261 | 1,046 | #388 | 600 |
| 1994 | #362 | 719 | #465 | 469 |
| 1993 | #1,049 | 175 | #628 | 268 |
| 1992 | #3,144 | 36 | #820 | 164 |
| 1991 | #3,540 | 30 | #1,071 | 103 |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | #1,361 | 67 |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | #1,705 | 45 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | #1,790 | 38 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #1,709 | 39 |
| 1986 | #4,964 | 15 | #1,791 | 34 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #1,834 | 32 |
| 1984 | — | #1,979 | 27 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #1,905 | 28 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #1,395 | 46 |
| 1981 | — | #1,548 | 39 | |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #1,852 | 30 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #1,711 | 33 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #1,913 | 26 |
| 1977 | — | #1,707 | 31 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #2,417 | 18 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #1,753 | 28 |
| 1974 | — | #1,692 | 28 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,124 | 19 | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #2,020 | 20 |
| 1971 | — | #1,916 | 22 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,365 | 7 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,231 | 7 | |
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | #3,044 | 8 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,305 | 7 | |
| 1961 | — | #4,065 | 5 | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,944 | 5 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | #3,886 | 5 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,176 | 7 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,798 | 5 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,373 | 6 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,844 | 8 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,329 | 6 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,010 | 7 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,862 | 8 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,009 | 12 | |
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,145 | 12 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,951 | 7 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,313 | 11 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,651 | 9 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,289 | 7 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,317 | 12 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,960 | 16 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,385 | 7 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,435 | 12 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,641 | 11 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,446 | 12 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,532 | 7 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,265 | 14 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,602 | 11 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,973 | 16 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,543 | 11 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,986 | 15 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,152 | 13 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Justice was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1912, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Justice is popular in 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#132 · 1 in 517
- South Dakota#153 · 1 in 568
- Alaska#165 · 1 in 664
- Rhode Island#173 · 1 in 1,078
- Montana#175 · 1 in 667
Best ever in a state: #94 in Hawaii, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #132 | 10 | 1 in 517 |
| South Dakota | #153 | 7 | 1 in 568 |
| Alaska | #165 | 5 | 1 in 664 |
| Rhode Island | #173 | 5 | 1 in 1,078 |
| Montana | #175 | 6 | 1 in 667 |
| Alabama | #199 | 24 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Nebraska | #204 | 10 | 1 in 999 |
| Nevada | #226 | 11 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Arkansas | #231 | 11 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Colorado | #234 | 21 | 1 in 1,247 |
| Connecticut | #245 | 10 | 1 in 1,862 |
| Missouri | #246 | 22 | 1 in 1,574 |
| New York | #246 | 71 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Wisconsin | #247 | 17 | 1 in 1,705 |
| Oklahoma | #253 | 15 | 1 in 1,377 |
| Ohio | #255 | 37 | 1 in 1,891 |
| Kentucky | #259 | 12 | 1 in 1,952 |
| New Jersey | #269 | 24 | 1 in 2,027 |
| Indiana | #277 | 20 | 1 in 1,902 |
| Mississippi | #289 | 10 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Iowa | #292 | 8 | 1 in 2,041 |
| North Carolina | #301 | 25 | 1 in 1,941 |
| Tennessee | #306 | 17 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Louisiana | #317 | 16 | 1 in 1,702 |
| Georgia | #326 | 25 | 1 in 2,063 |
| Michigan | #326 | 24 | 1 in 2,487 |
| Oregon | #330 | 10 | 1 in 1,998 |
| Utah | #330 | 10 | 1 in 1,969 |
| Virginia | #339 | 16 | 1 in 2,480 |
| Pennsylvania | #345 | 22 | 1 in 3,033 |
| Washington | #351 | 15 | 1 in 2,296 |
| South Carolina | #358 | 10 | 1 in 2,053 |
| Arizona | #364 | 15 | 1 in 2,323 |
| Florida | #364 | 36 | 1 in 2,408 |
| Kansas | #376 | 6 | 1 in 2,628 |
| Massachusetts | #377 | 9 | 1 in 4,078 |
| Illinois | #396 | 28 | 1 in 2,869 |
| California | #423 | 65 | 1 in 3,743 |
| Texas | #436 | 49 | 1 in 3,278 |
| Maryland | #545 | 6 | 1 in 4,748 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Justice
- 40 spots since 2024 (#1,072 → #1,112)
- 455 spots since 2020 (#657 → #1,112)
- 592 spots since 2015 (#520 → #1,112)
- Biggest jump: 251 spots in 1992 (#1,071 → #820)
- Biggest drop: 175 spots in 2024 (#897 → #1,072)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1996 at #320 (827 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1992–2023
- Highest: 1 in 2,291 boys born in 1996 were named Justice (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,850 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 34.8% of all boys named Justice (6,930) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2024, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #909 (1880) | #909 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 10 | #1,137 (1902) | #1,171 |
| 1910s | 84 | #1,589 (1910) | #2,216 |
| 1920s | 119 | #1,959 (1927) | #2,554 |
| 1930s | 83 | #2,185 (1938) | #2,764 |
| 1940s | 68 | #2,009 (1945) | #2,736 |
| 1950s | 54 | #2,844 (1951) | #3,515 |
| 1960s | 47 | #3,044 (1963) | #3,465 |
| 1970s | 237 | #1,692 (1974) | #1,999 |
| 1980s | 358 | #1,395 (1982) | #1,751 |
| 1990s | 4,749 | #320 (1996) | #611 |
| 2000s | 6,930 | #332 (2002) | #398 |
| 2010s | 5,335 | #456 (2010) | #520 |
| 2020s | 1,823 | #625 (2021) | #856 |
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.
Justice in 1998
Top girls' names in 1998
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 2,906 of them was named Justice, which outranked 97.4% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 2,435 of them was named Justice, which outranked 97.0% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.