Justus
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #1,942 for boys in 2025, 79 births
Given to boys 91.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 11 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 9,140since 1880
Justus 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 | #11,932 | 7 | #1,942 | 79 |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | #1,809 | 90 |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | #1,309 | 146 |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #1,330 | 141 |
| 2021 | #6,691 | 17 | #1,152 | 174 |
| 2020 | #6,083 | 19 | #1,153 | 168 |
| 2019 | #6,414 | 18 | #1,057 | 193 |
| 2018 | #5,454 | 23 | #964 | 215 |
| 2017 | #5,338 | 24 | #996 | 203 |
| 2016 | #6,186 | 20 | #911 | 236 |
| 2015 | #5,288 | 25 | #859 | 262 |
| 2014 | #5,993 | 21 | #817 | 278 |
| 2013 | #4,645 | 30 | #811 | 270 |
| 2012 | #5,710 | 23 | #778 | 291 |
| 2011 | #5,935 | 22 | #849 | 251 |
| 2010 | #5,414 | 25 | #845 | 250 |
| 2009 | #4,571 | 32 | #784 | 289 |
| 2008 | #4,761 | 31 | #787 | 278 |
| 2007 | #6,552 | 20 | #746 | 300 |
| 2006 | #5,383 | 25 | #731 | 294 |
| 2005 | #3,730 | 39 | #729 | 277 |
| 2004 | #3,898 | 36 | #731 | 258 |
| 2003 | #4,109 | 32 | #775 | 225 |
| 2002 | #3,461 | 39 | #646 | 297 |
| 2001 | #4,107 | 30 | #689 | 261 |
| 2000 | #3,664 | 35 | #692 | 255 |
| 1999 | #4,576 | 24 | #665 | 257 |
| 1998 | #5,363 | 19 | #717 | 231 |
| 1997 | #5,417 | 18 | #683 | 236 |
| 1996 | #3,028 | 39 | #666 | 248 |
| 1995 | #2,788 | 43 | #721 | 219 |
| 1994 | #2,988 | 39 | #840 | 162 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #1,060 | 109 |
| 1992 | — | #1,197 | 87 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,467 | 60 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,809 | 43 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,919 | 38 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,146 | 29 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,655 | 41 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,360 | 23 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,544 | 42 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,842 | 30 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,253 | 54 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,395 | 46 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,500 | 41 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,291 | 52 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,570 | 37 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,487 | 39 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,546 | 36 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,427 | 39 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #1,704 | 29 |
| 1974 | — | #1,471 | 35 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,216 | 18 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,080 | 19 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,973 | 11 | |
| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,935 | 6 | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,986 | 8 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,270 | 13 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,854 | 9 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,539 | 11 | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | #3,988 | 5 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,497 | 11 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,886 | 5 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,743 | 9 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,143 | 7 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,680 | 9 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,135 | 13 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,329 | 6 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,076 | 14 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,445 | 21 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,080 | 12 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,386 | 10 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,656 | 8 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,159 | 11 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,332 | 10 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,964 | 13 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,266 | 11 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,093 | 12 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,191 | 12 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,079 | 14 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,199 | 13 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,034 | 16 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,911 | 17 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,935 | 17 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,675 | 22 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,502 | 25 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,396 | 28 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,412 | 28 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,457 | 26 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,386 | 27 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,499 | 24 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,291 | 28 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,374 | 25 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,306 | 26 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,260 | 22 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,075 | 22 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Justus was already there! It came in at #571, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Justus is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Oklahoma#363 · 1 in 2,723
- Iowa#372 · 1 in 3,320
- Kentucky#372 · 1 in 3,857
- Missouri#389 · 1 in 3,450
- Oregon#424 · 1 in 3,278
Best ever in a state: #186 in Hawaii, 2002.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #363 | 7 | 1 in 2,723 |
| Iowa | #372 | 5 | 1 in 3,320 |
| Kentucky | #372 | 6 | 1 in 3,857 |
| Missouri | #389 | 10 | 1 in 3,450 |
| Oregon | #424 | 6 | 1 in 3,278 |
| Minnesota | #428 | 6 | 1 in 4,736 |
| Colorado | #435 | 7 | 1 in 3,548 |
| Washington | #445 | 9 | 1 in 3,741 |
| Indiana | #518 | 7 | 1 in 5,373 |
| North Carolina | #523 | 10 | 1 in 4,588 |
| Pennsylvania | #552 | 10 | 1 in 6,835 |
| Virginia | #572 | 7 | 1 in 5,574 |
| Georgia | #629 | 9 | 1 in 5,384 |
| Florida | #649 | 13 | 1 in 6,530 |
| Ohio | #650 | 8 | 1 in 8,790 |
| Louisiana | #678 | 5 | 1 in 5,337 |
| Texas | #736 | 18 | 1 in 8,658 |
| Michigan | #756 | 6 | 1 in 9,931 |
| California | #811 | 22 | 1 in 11,525 |
| Illinois | #892 | 7 | 1 in 11,562 |
| New York | #1,540 | 5 | 1 in 23,747 |
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| 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 Justus
- 133 spots since 2024 (#1,809 → #1,942)
- 789 spots since 2020 (#1,153 → #1,942)
- 1,083 spots since 2015 (#859 → #1,942)
- Biggest jump: 227 spots in 1903 (#1,137 → #910)
- Biggest drop: 358 spots in 1902 (#779 → #1,137)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #571 (11 births)
- Births halved by 1881, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1994–2018
- Highest: 1 in 6,519 boys born in 2012 were named Justus (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,621 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #571 in 1880, was only 1 in 10,045 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 29.9% of all boys named Justus (2,734) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37 | #571 (1880) | #755 |
| 1890s | 15 | #994 (1890) | #1,042 |
| 1900s | 20 | #779 (1901) | #942 |
| 1910s | 196 | #1,075 (1913) | #1,384 |
| 1920s | 207 | #1,396 (1922) | #1,757 |
| 1930s | 113 | #1,964 (1936) | #2,232 |
| 1940s | 106 | #1,445 (1945) | #2,435 |
| 1950s | 84 | #2,135 (1951) | #3,022 |
| 1960s | 65 | #2,270 (1965) | #2,936 |
| 1970s | 268 | #1,427 (1976) | #2,120 |
| 1980s | 396 | #1,253 (1983) | #1,691 |
| 1990s | 1,652 | #665 (1999) | #983 |
| 2000s | 2,734 | #646 (2002) | #731 |
| 2010s | 2,449 | #778 (2012) | #889 |
| 2020s | 798 | #1,152 (2021) | #1,449 |
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.
Justus in 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 44,949 of them was named Justus, which outranked 80.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,966Yomira40
- #2,966Yuri40
- #2,966Zahria40
- #3,028Justus39
- #3,028Alexanderia39
- #3,028Alexxus39
- #3,028Aries39
- #3,093Ajia38
- #3,093Aleyah38
- #3,093Alijah38
Tied with 64 names at #3,028; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 7,638 of them was named Justus, which outranked 93.7% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.