Justan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JUS-tin
- Origin
- Latin
Justan is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “just, fair”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Justan mean?
Latin: spelling of Justin; from Latin Justinus
“just, fair”
From Latin Justinus; St Justin Martyr was a 2nd-century Christian philosopher, and Justin I was a Byzantine emperor.
Meaning borrowed from Justin. More on Wiktionary.
Is Justan a girl's or a boy's name?
Justan is a boys' name.
How popular is Justan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Justan in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Justan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,483 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,148 |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,677 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,358 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Justan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordan, Austin, Jacob, Nathan, Jason, Jesse, Jonathan, Jermaine, Jared, Joshua, Morgan, Ethan
Names related to Justan
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
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, “Justan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/justan, updated 20 October 2026.