Jestin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JES-tin
- Origin
- Latin
Jestin is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “just, fair”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jestin mean?
Latin: variant of Justin; compare Welsh Iestyn
“just, fair”
Close to Iestyn, the Welsh form of Justin, from Latin justus 'just, fair'.
Is Jestin a girl's or a boy's name?
Jestin is a boys' name.
How popular is Jestin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Jestin in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jestin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,123 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,248 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,081 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,728 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,610 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,915 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,650 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,660 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
Nicknames for Jestin
- Jes
Names like Jestin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Justin, Austin, Jordan, Jacob, Jackson, Jason, Benjamin, Griffin, Dustin, Gavin, Julian, Christian
Names related to Jestin
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Clara
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jestin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jestin, updated 20 October 2026.