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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Oregon#608 · 1 in 3,180
- South Carolina#626 · 1 in 3,376
- Kentucky#656 · 1 in 3,970
- Tennessee#738 · 1 in 4,480
- North Carolina#740 · 1 in 4,639
Best ever in a state: #186 in Hawaii, 2002.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #608 | 5 | 1 in 3,180 |
| South Carolina | #626 | 6 | 1 in 3,376 |
| Kentucky | #656 | 5 | 1 in 3,970 |
| Tennessee | #738 | 8 | 1 in 4,480 |
| North Carolina | #740 | 11 | 1 in 4,639 |
| Missouri | #756 | 6 | 1 in 4,757 |
| Arizona | #806 | 6 | 1 in 5,437 |
| Virginia | #838 | 7 | 1 in 5,587 |
| Pennsylvania | #995 | 7 | 1 in 7,922 |
| Ohio | #1,002 | 7 | 1 in 7,745 |
| Illinois | #1,028 | 7 | 1 in 7,701 |
| Georgia | #1,056 | 7 | 1 in 7,195 |
| Florida | #1,136 | 10 | 1 in 9,276 |
| Texas | #1,295 | 14 | 1 in 12,223 |
| California | #1,433 | 12 | 1 in 15,782 |
| New York | #1,442 | 7 | 1 in 12,733 |
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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 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 96,521 of them was named Justus, which outranked 62.1% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,414Zelina18
- #6,414Zhane18
- #6,414Zohra18
- #6,691Justus17
- #6,691Abena17
- #6,691Adama17
- #6,691Adaora17
- #6,967Aairah16
- #6,967Aalyah16
- #6,967Aaron16
Tied with 275 names at #6,691; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 10,054 of them was named Justus, which outranked 91.8% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).