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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1988 · 419 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,240since 1882
Justina over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Justina has never cracked the top 500 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #3,975 | 36 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,639 | 42 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,276 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,536 | 44 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,678 | 41 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,850 | 57 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,784 | 60 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,201 | 50 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,835 | 59 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,739 | 63 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,646 | 67 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,843 | 60 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,804 | 61 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,286 | 82 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,088 | 92 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,476 | 75 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,485 | 76 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,106 | 96 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,988 | 103 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,846 | 110 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,615 | 125 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,413 | 147 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,395 | 142 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,247 | 159 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,152 | 181 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,113 | 183 | — | |
| 1999 | #975 | 212 | — | |
| 1998 | #914 | 230 | — | |
| 1997 | #883 | 230 | — | |
| 1996 | #734 | 287 | — | |
| 1995 | #717 | 288 | — | |
| 1994 | #666 | 321 | — | |
| 1993 | #663 | 333 | — | |
| 1992 | #623 | 363 | — | |
| 1991 | #560 | 418 | — | |
| 1990 | #536 | 444 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #539 | 423 | — | |
| 1988 | #526 | 419 | — | |
| 1987 | #563 | 355 | — | |
| 1986 | #568 | 348 | — | |
| 1985 | #603 | 314 | — | |
| 1984 | #639 | 275 | — | |
| 1983 | #706 | 241 | — | |
| 1982 | #898 | 169 | — | |
| 1981 | #901 | 166 | — | |
| 1980 | #884 | 173 | — | |
| 1979 | #931 | 158 | — | |
| 1978 | #932 | 152 | — | |
| 1977 | #999 | 135 | — | |
| 1976 | #880 | 151 | — | |
| 1975 | #937 | 135 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,000 | 121 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,033 | 113 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,155 | 94 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,118 | 105 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,108 | 106 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,182 | 89 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,008 | 106 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,172 | 82 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,119 | 89 | — | |
| 1965 | #966 | 113 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,042 | 108 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,073 | 101 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,032 | 109 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,116 | 97 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,156 | 89 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,337 | 64 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,679 | 41 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,570 | 47 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,581 | 45 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,597 | 41 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,875 | 31 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,707 | 34 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,450 | 42 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,576 | 35 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,967 | 24 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,739 | 29 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,525 | 38 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,993 | 18 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,967 | 19 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,949 | 20 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,917 | 20 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,649 | 23 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,635 | 23 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,650 | 22 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,549 | 23 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,483 | 25 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,470 | 25 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,750 | 20 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,661 | 23 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,642 | 23 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,394 | 31 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,325 | 35 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,252 | 39 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,440 | 33 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,129 | 46 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,508 | 30 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,298 | 36 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,190 | 41 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,270 | 36 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,184 | 40 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,079 | 43 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,189 | 36 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,025 | 42 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,477 | 14 | — | |
| 1911 | #875 | 24 | — | |
| 1910 | #997 | 19 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 16 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,357 | 10 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,037 | 14 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | — | |
| 1896 | #872 | 14 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | — | |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | — | |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | — | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | — | |
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Colorado#418 · 1 in 2,883
- Massachusetts#432 · 1 in 3,707
- Minnesota#449 · 1 in 4,423
- Pennsylvania#567 · 1 in 5,500
- New Jersey#705 · 1 in 6,045
Best ever in a state: #157 in South Dakota, 1984.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | #418 | 6 | 1 in 2,883 |
| Massachusetts | #432 | 8 | 1 in 3,707 |
| Minnesota | #449 | 6 | 1 in 4,423 |
| Pennsylvania | #567 | 12 | 1 in 5,500 |
| New Jersey | #705 | 6 | 1 in 6,045 |
| Illinois | #767 | 10 | 1 in 7,090 |
| Florida | #949 | 5 | 1 in 8,805 |
| Ohio | #1,005 | 5 | 1 in 13,791 |
| Texas | #1,202 | 8 | 1 in 12,924 |
| California | #1,211 | 12 | 1 in 12,777 |
| New York | #1,278 | 7 | 1 in 14,047 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 36 | #778 (1886) | #923 |
| 1890s | 99 | #872 (1896) | #1,024 |
| 1900s | 107 | #1,001 (1904) | #1,233 |
| 1910s | 295 | #875 (1911) | #1,175 |
| 1920s | 352 | #1,129 (1923) | #1,346 |
| 1930s | 210 | #1,382 (1932) | #1,763 |
| 1940s | 232 | #1,525 (1947) | #1,857 |
| 1950s | 403 | #1,337 (1959) | #1,650 |
| 1960s | 983 | #966 (1965) | #1,087 |
| 1970s | 1,270 | #880 (1976) | #1,009 |
| 1980s | 2,883 | #526 (1988) | #683 |
| 1990s | 3,126 | #536 (1990) | #727 |
| 2000s | 1,322 | #1,113 (2000) | #1,636 |
| 2010s | 669 | #2,088 (2011) | #2,670 |
| 2020s | 253 | #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 1978
girls
#932
152 births · 1 in 10,078 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 10,078 of them was named Justina, which outranked 91.9% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).