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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. 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 | — | #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 | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#7 · 1 in 41
- South Dakota#7 · 1 in 43
- Montana#8 · 1 in 46
- Kansas#8 · 1 in 47
- Utah#8 · 1 in 55
Best ever in a state: #1 in Alabama, 1988.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #7 | 134 | 1 in 41 |
| South Dakota | #7 | 124 | 1 in 43 |
| Kansas | #8 | 357 | 1 in 47 |
| Montana | #8 | 127 | 1 in 46 |
| Utah | #8 | 346 | 1 in 55 |
| Iowa | #9 | 435 | 1 in 51 |
| Oklahoma | #11 | 393 | 1 in 54 |
| Wyoming | #11 | 78 | 1 in 46 |
| Nebraska | #12 | 230 | 1 in 52 |
| Alaska | #14 | 60 | 1 in 59 |
| Arizona | #14 | 265 | 1 in 79 |
| Arkansas | #14 | 215 | 1 in 74 |
| Idaho | #14 | 137 | 1 in 61 |
| Vermont | #14 | 60 | 1 in 51 |
| Colorado | #15 | 348 | 1 in 63 |
| Nevada | #15 | 83 | 1 in 60 |
| Washington | #16 | 462 | 1 in 64 |
| Oregon | #17 | 306 | 1 in 63 |
| Missouri | #18 | 527 | 1 in 70 |
| Texas | #18 | 1,245 | 1 in 99 |
| Hawaii | #19 | 68 | 1 in 95 |
| New Hampshire | #19 | 90 | 1 in 63 |
| Indiana | #20 | 534 | 1 in 77 |
| Minnesota | #20 | 462 | 1 in 67 |
| New Mexico | #20 | 99 | 1 in 104 |
| Florida | #22 | 560 | 1 in 98 |
| Maine | #22 | 109 | 1 in 66 |
| Pennsylvania | #22 | 938 | 1 in 81 |
| Tennessee | #22 | 326 | 1 in 101 |
| California | #24 | 1,578 | 1 in 114 |
| Wisconsin | #24 | 449 | 1 in 77 |
| West Virginia | #25 | 156 | 1 in 89 |
| Mississippi | #26 | 158 | 1 in 120 |
| Kentucky | #27 | 263 | 1 in 107 |
| Rhode Island | #27 | 67 | 1 in 79 |
| Alabama | #28 | 215 | 1 in 126 |
| Connecticut | #28 | 189 | 1 in 92 |
| Georgia | #28 | 309 | 1 in 127 |
| Louisiana | #28 | 258 | 1 in 135 |
| Maryland | #28 | 199 | 1 in 114 |
| Ohio | #28 | 856 | 1 in 94 |
| District of Columbia | #29 | 66 | 1 in 120 |
| Illinois | #29 | 712 | 1 in 118 |
| Michigan | #29 | 649 | 1 in 103 |
| Virginia | #30 | 293 | 1 in 114 |
| North Carolina | #31 | 285 | 1 in 132 |
| Delaware | #32 | 38 | 1 in 98 |
| Massachusetts | #33 | 335 | 1 in 101 |
| South Carolina | #33 | 127 | 1 in 166 |
| New York | #34 | 767 | 1 in 145 |
| New Jersey | #35 | 303 | 1 in 140 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1988 at #7 (35,055 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: 4 yrs · run 1987–1990
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1972–2014
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1888–2025
- Highest: 1 in 55 boys born in 1988 were named Justin (1.8%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,130 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
- 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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 12,640 of them was named Justin, which outranked 91.0% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,074Lakiesha128
- #1,074Loren128
- #1,074Trudy128
- #1,080Justin127
- #1,080Andrew127
- #1,080Brandon127
- #1,080Khalilah127
- #1,085Celena126
- #1,085Chante126
- #1,085Crista126
Tied with 4 names at #1,080; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 99 of them was named Justin, which outranked 99.7% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.