Justin
Boy · JUS-tin · Latin
Justin is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “just, fair”. In 2025 it ranked 718th for boys in the UK (54 babies) and 233rd for boys in the US (1,512 babies).
What does Justin mean?
Latin: from Latin Justinus
“just, fair”
From Latin Justinus; St Justin Martyr was a 2nd-century Christian philosopher, and Justin I was a Byzantine emperor.
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Is Justin a girl's or a boy's name?
Justin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 54 boys in the UK and 1,512 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Justin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54about 1 in 5,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the UK were named Justin, making it the 718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 594th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 353 boys.
Half of all the boys named Justin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 735th in England and Wales, 762nd in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1974 (#47) and 1984 (#91).
Justin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #718 |
| 2024 | 62 | #663 |
| 2023 | 54 | #718 |
| 2022 | 75 | #569 |
| 2021 | 65 | #633 |
| 2020 | 69 | #594 |
| 2019 | 71 | #588 |
| 2018 | 82 | #531 |
| 2017 | 77 | #559 |
| 2016 | 104 | #445 |
| 2015 | 107 | #436 |
| 2014 | 98 | #465 |
| 2013 | 156 | #315 |
| 2012 | 155 | #330 |
| 2011 | 216 | #248 |
| 2010 | 279 | #210 |
| 2009 | 302 | #197 |
| 2008 | 298 | #190 |
| 2007 | 284 | #192 |
| 2006 | 323 | #171 |
| 2005 | 219 | #207 |
| 2004 | 284 | #169 |
| 2003 | 353 | #148 |
| 2002 | 215 | #187 |
| 2001 | 165 | #215 |
| 2000 | 184 | #198 |
| 1999 | 185 | #198 |
| 1998 | 173 | #209 |
| 1997 | 207 | #183 |
| 1996 | 204 | #184 |
How popular is Justin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #233among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,512about 1 in 1,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,512 boys in the US were named Justin, making it the 233rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 165th. Its busiest year was 1988, with 35,055 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 18 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Justin than any year since 1968.
Half of all the boys named Justin in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Justin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,512 | #233 |
| 2024 | 1,796 | #199 |
| 2023 | 1,934 | #185 |
| 2022 | 2,079 | #181 |
| 2021 | 2,166 | #179 |
| 2020 | 2,312 | #165 |
| 2019 | 2,545 | #154 |
| 2018 | 2,809 | #141 |
| 2017 | 3,155 | #127 |
| 2016 | 3,569 | #112 |
| 2015 | 3,726 | #110 |
| 2014 | 4,033 | #96 |
| 2013 | 4,875 | #85 |
| 2012 | 5,906 | #74 |
| 2011 | 7,129 | #59 |
| 2010 | 7,856 | #50 |
| 2009 | 8,631 | #46 |
| 2008 | 9,365 | #44 |
| 2007 | 10,049 | #45 |
| 2006 | 9,973 | #45 |
| 2005 | 10,518 | #36 |
| 2004 | 11,879 | #30 |
| 2003 | 13,655 | #27 |
| 2002 | 14,906 | #22 |
| 2001 | 16,231 | #22 |
| 2000 | 17,784 | #19 |
| 1999 | 18,277 | #20 |
| 1998 | 17,971 | #20 |
| 1997 | 18,745 | #20 |
| 1996 | 20,015 | #20 |
| 1995 | 21,581 | #18 |
| 1994 | 20,940 | #20 |
| 1993 | 21,540 | #20 |
| 1992 | 23,620 | #18 |
| 1991 | 26,797 | #14 |
| 1990 | 30,649 | #9 |
| 1989 | 32,852 | #8 |
| 1988 | 35,055 | #7 |
| 1987 | 31,491 | #9 |
| 1986 | 26,638 | #14 |
| 1985 | 25,537 | #15 |
| 1984 | 26,769 | #13 |
| 1983 | 28,298 | #12 |
| 1982 | 29,115 | #12 |
| 1981 | 27,307 | #12 |
| 1980 | 26,763 | #13 |
| 1979 | 17,390 | #22 |
| 1978 | 14,183 | #28 |
| 1977 | 12,008 | #30 |
| 1976 | 10,144 | #33 |
| 1975 | 8,897 | #37 |
| 1974 | 7,429 | #43 |
| 1973 | 6,078 | #51 |
| 1972 | 4,975 | #60 |
| 1971 | 3,053 | #103 |
| 1970 | 2,382 | #138 |
| 1969 | 1,664 | #167 |
| 1968 | 1,109 | #211 |
| 1967 | 623 | #293 |
| 1966 | 505 | #336 |
| 1965 | 459 | #354 |
| 1964 | 491 | #355 |
| 1963 | 499 | #349 |
| 1962 | 510 | #348 |
| 1961 | 484 | #362 |
| 1960 | 362 | #418 |
| 1959 | 347 | #429 |
| 1958 | 304 | #449 |
| 1957 | 297 | #447 |
| 1956 | 279 | #454 |
| 1955 | 246 | #469 |
| 1954 | 213 | #498 |
| 1953 | 172 | #541 |
| 1952 | 174 | #531 |
| 1951 | 135 | #597 |
| 1950 | 128 | #603 |
| 1949 | 173 | #506 |
| 1948 | 137 | #568 |
| 1947 | 148 | #553 |
| 1946 | 141 | #540 |
| 1945 | 122 | #540 |
| 1944 | 106 | #595 |
| 1943 | 105 | #615 |
| 1942 | 107 | #609 |
| 1941 | 93 | #628 |
| 1940 | 84 | #659 |
| 1939 | 90 | #610 |
| 1938 | 85 | #648 |
| 1937 | 72 | #706 |
| 1936 | 61 | #780 |
| 1935 | 71 | #725 |
| 1934 | 68 | #742 |
| 1933 | 99 | #582 |
| 1932 | 83 | #668 |
| 1931 | 77 | #684 |
| 1930 | 113 | #564 |
| 1929 | 108 | #575 |
| 1928 | 121 | #554 |
| 1927 | 139 | #518 |
| 1926 | 125 | #543 |
| 1925 | 132 | #534 |
| 1924 | 161 | #489 |
| 1923 | 122 | #564 |
| 1922 | 140 | #526 |
| 1921 | 137 | #532 |
| 1920 | 107 | #609 |
| 1919 | 156 | #480 |
| 1918 | 144 | #498 |
| 1917 | 142 | #481 |
| 1916 | 123 | #509 |
| 1915 | 122 | #503 |
| 1914 | 81 | #546 |
| 1913 | 60 | #560 |
| 1912 | 67 | #481 |
| 1911 | 25 | #605 |
| 1910 | 18 | #707 |
| 1909 | 14 | #756 |
| 1908 | 18 | #613 |
| 1907 | 15 | #664 |
| 1906 | 14 | #640 |
| 1905 | 15 | #615 |
| 1904 | 16 | #566 |
| 1903 | 12 | #656 |
| 1902 | 9 | #793 |
| 1901 | 8 | #778 |
| 1900 | 18 | #578 |
| 1899 | 9 | #714 |
| 1898 | 15 | #543 |
| 1897 | 13 | #584 |
| 1896 | 17 | #500 |
| 1895 | 6 | #977 |
| 1894 | 15 | #521 |
| 1893 | 14 | #509 |
| 1892 | 7 | #860 |
| 1891 | 8 | #699 |
| 1890 | 13 | #533 |
| 1889 | 8 | #722 |
| 1888 | 9 | #704 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #694 |
| 1885 | 9 | #641 |
| 1884 | 6 | #848 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #705 |
| 1880 | 8 | #682 |
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