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

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Peak · boys
1988 · 35,055 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
43 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
790,469
since 1880

Justin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #7, 1988boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2331,512
2024#13,4776#1991,796
2023—#1851,934
2022—#1812,079
2021—#1792,166
2020—#1652,312
2019#12,4487#1542,545
2018—#1412,809
2017—#1273,155
2016#14,3316#1123,569
2015#16,4195#1103,726
2014#16,5135#964,033
2013#10,23510#854,875
2012#7,45616#745,906
2011#8,61413#597,129
2010#9,79011#507,856
2009#7,67916#468,631
2008#6,35021#449,365
2007#7,73316#4510,049
2006#7,48216#459,973
2005#6,24519#3610,518
2004#3,07150#3011,879
2003#4,30730#2713,655
2002#3,88933#2214,906
2001#3,54937#2216,231
2000#2,94048#1917,784
1999#2,70351#2018,277
1998#2,69150#2017,971
1997#3,22436#2018,745
1996#2,28258#2020,015
1995#1,80279#1821,581
1994#2,12464#2020,940
1993#1,89874#2021,540
1992#1,71387#1823,620
1991#1,485106#1426,797
1990#1,214139#930,649
1989#915198#832,852
1988#780241#735,055
1987#716253#931,491
1986#729244#1426,638
1985#880182#1525,537
1984#851180#1326,769
1983#751217#1228,298
1982#801201#1229,115
1981#853182#1227,307
1980#925161#1326,763
1979#1,080127#2217,390
1978#1,104118#2814,183
1977#1,59667#3012,008
1976#1,52367#3310,144
1975#1,52766#378,897
1974#2,10039#437,429
1973#2,06439#516,078
1972#2,68026#604,975
1971#3,37319#1033,053
1970#2,77925#1382,382
1969#3,31817#1671,664
1968#4,00012#2111,109
1967#4,6259#293623
1966—#336505
1965—#354459
1964—#355491
1963—#349499
1962—#348510
1961—#362484
1960—#418362
1959—#429347
1958—#449304
1957—#448297
1956—#455279
1955—#470246
1954—#499213
1953—#542172
1952—#532174
1951—#598135
1950—#604128
1949—#507173
1948—#569137
1947—#553148
1946—#540141
1945—#540122
1944—#595106
1943—#615105
1942—#609107
1941—#62893
1940—#65984
1939—#61090
1938—#64885
1937—#70672
1936—#78061
1935—#72571
1934—#74268
1933—#58299
1932—#66883
1931—#68477
1930—#564113
1929—#575108
1928—#554121
1927—#518139
1926—#543125
1925—#534132
1924—#489161
1923#4,9675#564122
1922—#526140
1921—#532137
1920—#609107
1919—#480156
1918—#498144
1917—#481142
1916—#509123
1915—#503122
1914—#54681
1913—#56060
1912—#48167
1911—#60525
1910—#70718
1909—#75614
1908—#61318
1907—#66415
1906—#64014
1905—#61515
1904—#56616
1903—#65612
1902—#7949
1901—#7798
1900—#57818
1899—#7149
1898—#54315
1897—#58413
1896—#50017
1895—#9786
1894—#52115
1893—#50914
1892—#8617
1891—#7008
1890—#53313
1889—#7228
1888—#7049
1887——
1886—#6948
1885—#6419
1884—#8486
1883——
1882——
1881—#7067
1880—#6828
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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #29 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 99 boysAKMaine: #50 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 176 boysMEVermont: #24 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 80 boysVTNew Hampshire: #33 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 106 boysNHWashington: #28 for boys · 224 births · 1 in 102 boysWAIdaho: #12 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 55 boysIDMontana: #17 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 59 boysMTNorth Dakota: #33 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 108 boysNDMinnesota: #37 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 134 boysMNIllinois: #52 for boys · 295 births · 1 in 265 boysILWisconsin: #48 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 198 boysWIMichigan: #57 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 285 boysMINew York: #56 for boys · 397 births · 1 in 288 boysNYMassachusetts: #42 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 172 boysMARhode Island: #41 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 145 boysRIOregon: #22 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 85 boysORNevada: #28 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 96 boysNVWyoming: #10 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 48 boysWYSouth Dakota: #21 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 72 boysSDIowa: #32 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 112 boysIAIndiana: #55 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 240 boysINOhio: #57 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 297 boysOHPennsylvania: #52 for boys · 307 births · 1 in 239 boysPANew Jersey: #58 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 306 boysNJConnecticut: #39 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 154 boysCTCalifornia: #32 for boys · 958 births · 1 in 157 boysCAUtah: #9 for boys · 265 births · 1 in 52 boysUTColorado: #24 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 88 boysCONebraska: #26 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 88 boysNEMissouri: #46 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 192 boysMOKentucky: #83 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 431 boysKYWest Virginia: #70 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 328 boysWVVirginia: #55 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 304 boysVAMaryland: #58 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 293 boysMDDelaware: #69 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 338 boysDEArizona: #27 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 127 boysAZNew Mexico: #29 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 132 boysNMKansas: #25 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 88 boysKSArkansas: #44 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 175 boysARTennessee: #62 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 281 boysTNNorth Carolina: #109 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 597 boysNCSouth Carolina: #116 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 548 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #50 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 208 boysDCOklahoma: #18 for boys · 214 births · 1 in 87 boysOKLouisiana: #104 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 461 boysLAMississippi: #88 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 366 boysMSAlabama: #118 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 587 boysALGeorgia: #81 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 393 boysGAHawaii: #41 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 170 boysHITexas: #54 for boys · 416 births · 1 in 254 boysTXFlorida: #51 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 269 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#9 · 1 in 52
  2. Wyoming#10 · 1 in 48
  3. Idaho#12 · 1 in 55
  4. Montana#17 · 1 in 59
  5. Oklahoma#18 · 1 in 87

Best ever in a state: #1 in Alabama, 1988.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#92651 in 52
Wyoming#10511 in 48
Idaho#121161 in 55
Montana#17861 in 59
Oklahoma#182141 in 87
South Dakota#21641 in 72
Oregon#221771 in 85
Colorado#242061 in 88
Vermont#24331 in 80
Kansas#251601 in 88
Nebraska#261241 in 88
Arizona#271421 in 127
Nevada#28351 in 96
Washington#282241 in 102
Alaska#29271 in 99
New Mexico#29691 in 132
California#329581 in 157
Iowa#321701 in 112
New Hampshire#33481 in 106
North Dakota#33421 in 108
Minnesota#371981 in 134
Connecticut#391081 in 154
Hawaii#41351 in 170
Rhode Island#41351 in 145
Massachusetts#421981 in 172
Arkansas#44891 in 175
Missouri#461761 in 192
Wisconsin#481551 in 198
District of Columbia#50381 in 208
Maine#50371 in 176
Florida#511881 in 269
Illinois#522951 in 265
Pennsylvania#523071 in 239
Texas#544161 in 254
Indiana#551651 in 240
Virginia#551031 in 304
New York#563971 in 288
Michigan#572251 in 285
Ohio#572621 in 297
Maryland#58711 in 293
New Jersey#581401 in 306
Tennessee#621111 in 281
Delaware#69101 in 338
West Virginia#70391 in 328
Georgia#81971 in 393
Kentucky#83601 in 431
Mississippi#88511 in 366
Louisiana#104641 in 461
North Carolina#109651 in 597
South Carolina#116381 in 548
Alabama#118451 in 587

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 Justin
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s55#641 (1885)#714
1890s117#500 (1896)#644
1900s139#566 (1904)#666
1910s938#480 (1919)#537
1920s1,292#489 (1924)#544
1930s819#564 (1930)#671
1940s1,216#507 (1949)#582
1950s2,295#429 (1959)#503
1960s6,706#167 (1969)#319
1970s86,539#22 (1979)#55
1980s289,825#7 (1988)#12
1990s220,135#9 (1990)#18
2000s122,991#19 (2000)#34
2010s45,603#50 (2010)#101
2020s11,799#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 1974

girls
#2,100
39 births · 1 in 37,629 girls
boys
#43
7,429 births · 1 in 212 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #2,100Justin39

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #43Justin7,429
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 37,629 of them was named Justin, which outranked 79.5% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Justin
  1. #2,066Tiffini40
  2. #2,066Tiffney40
  3. #2,066Zabrina40
  4. #2,100Justin39
  5. #2,100Aliza39
  6. #2,100Carlee39
  7. #2,100Caron39
  8. #2,133Adelaida38
  9. #2,133Anastacia38
  10. #2,133Angelle38

Tied with 32 names at #2,100; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 212 of them was named Justin, which outranked 99.3% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Justin
  1. #40Edward7,817
  2. #41Donald7,758
  3. #42Ronald7,667
  4. #43Justin7,429
  5. #44Keith7,390
  6. #45Bryan7,226
  7. #46Benjamin7,183
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1974 →