Justina

#3,975 for girls in 2025, 36 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1988 · 419 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,240
since 1882

Justina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Justina has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #526, 1988girls
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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
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2025#3,97536—
2024#3,63942—
2023#4,27633—
2022#3,53644—
2021#3,67841—
2020#2,85057—
2019#2,78460—
2018#3,20150—
2017#2,83559—
2016#2,73963—
2015#2,64667—
2014#2,84360—
2013#2,80461—
2012#2,28682—
2011#2,08892—
2010#2,47675—
2009#2,48576—
2008#2,10696—
2007#1,988103—
2006#1,846110—
2005#1,615125—
2004#1,413147—
2003#1,395142—
2002#1,247159—
2001#1,152181—
2000#1,113183—
1999#975212—
1998#914230—
1997#883230—
1996#734287—
1995#717288—
1994#666321—
1993#663333—
1992#623363—
1991#560418—
1990#536444#7,1786
1989#539423—
1988#526419—
1987#563355—
1986#568348—
1985#603314—
1984#639275—
1983#706241—
1982#898169—
1981#901166—
1980#884173—
1979#931158—
1978#932152—
1977#999135—
1976#880151—
1975#937135—
1974#1,000121—
1973#1,033113—
1972#1,15594—
1971#1,118105—
1970#1,108106—
1969#1,18289—
1968#1,008106—
1967#1,17282—
1966#1,11989—
1965#966113—
1964#1,042108—
1963#1,073101—
1962#1,032109—
1961#1,11697—
1960#1,15689—
1959#1,33764—
1958#1,67941—
1957#1,57047—
1956#1,58145—
1955#1,59741—
1954#1,87531—
1953#1,70734—
1952#2,12623—
1951#1,45042—
1950#1,57635—
1949#1,96724—
1948#1,73929—
1947#1,52538—
1946#2,22818—
1945#1,99318—
1944#1,96719—
1943#1,94920—
1942#1,91720—
1941#1,64923—
1940#1,63523—
1939#1,79719—
1938#1,65022—
1937#2,31713—
1936#1,54923—
1935#1,48325—
1934#2,56711—
1933#1,47025—
1932#1,38229—
1931#1,75020—
1930#1,66123—
1929#1,64223—
1928#1,39431—
1927#1,27838—
1926#1,32535—
1925#1,25239—
1924#1,44033—
1923#1,12946—
1922#1,50830—
1921#1,29836—
1920#1,19041—
1919#1,27036—
1918#1,18440—
1917#1,07943—
1916#1,18936—
1915#1,02542—
1914#1,48019—
1913#1,17622—
1912#1,47714—
1911#87524—
1910#99719—
1909#1,01516—
1908#1,35710—
1907#1,03714—
1906#1,10112—
1905#1,16211—
1904#1,00113—
1903#1,07611—
1902#1,7935—
1901#1,4666—
1900#1,3199—
1899#1,03410—
1898#96313—
1897#1,03710—
1896#87214—
1895#1,2028—
1894#95011—
1893#1,0239—
1892#1,2786—
1891#9439—
1890#9409—
1889#9508—
1888#1,1366—
1887#9377—
1886#7789—
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First appearance
1882

The first year at least five girls were named Justina! It came in at #813, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1885, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Justina is popular in 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedNHWashington: #514 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,929 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedWIMichigan: #824 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,504 girlsMINew York: #1,130 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 12,894 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #846 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,141 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,018 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 10,509 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedNEMissouri: #486 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,238 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedDEArizona: #503 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,073 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Justina, so not publishedTXFlorida: #655 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,463 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Missouri#486 · 1 in 4,238
  2. Arizona#503 · 1 in 3,073
  3. Washington#514 · 1 in 3,929
  4. Florida#655 · 1 in 5,463
  5. Michigan#824 · 1 in 9,504

Best ever in a state: #157 in South Dakota, 1984.

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Missouri#48671 in 4,238
Arizona#50351 in 3,073
Washington#51451 in 3,929
Florida#65581 in 5,463
Michigan#82461 in 9,504
Pennsylvania#84661 in 11,141
California#1,018131 in 10,509
New York#1,13081 in 12,894
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Justina
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 336 spots since 2024 (#3,639 → #3,975)
  • 1,125 spots since 2020 (#2,850 → #3,975)
  • 1,329 spots since 2015 (#2,646 → #3,975)
  • Biggest jump: 330 spots in 1896 (#1,202 → #872)
  • Biggest drop: 602 spots in 1912 (#875 → #1,477)
Rise & fade · girls
106 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 1988 at #526 (419 births)
  • Births halved by 2000, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1974–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,250
  • Highest: 1 in 4,250 girls born in 1988 were named Justina (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 44,646 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 25.5% of all girls named Justina (3,126) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s36#778 (1886)#923
1890s99#872 (1896)#1,024
1900s107#1,001 (1904)#1,233
1910s295#875 (1911)#1,175
1920s352#1,129 (1923)#1,346
1930s210#1,382 (1932)#1,763
1940s232#1,525 (1947)#1,857
1950s403#1,337 (1959)#1,650
1960s983#966 (1965)#1,087
1970s1,270#880 (1976)#1,009
1980s2,883#526 (1988)#683
1990s3,126#536 (1990)#727
2000s1,322#1,113 (2000)#1,636
2010s669#2,088 (2011)#2,670
2020s253#2,850 (2020)#3,659

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Justina in 1974

girls
#1,000
121 births · 1 in 12,128 girls

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. #1,000Justina121
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 12,128 of them was named Justina, which outranked 90.2% 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 Justina
  1. #994Stefani122
  2. #994Tamisha122
  3. #994Tanesha122
  4. #1,000Justina121
  5. #1,000Danyel121
  6. #1,000Natalia121
  7. #1,003Ayanna120
  8. #1,003Josette120
  9. #1,003Libby120

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.

See the top 100 for 1974 →