Justis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JUS-tis
- Origin
- Latin
Justis is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “just, fair”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Justis mean?
Latin: variant of Justus or Justice, from Latin iustus
“just, fair”
Sits between the Latin name Justus, 'just', and the virtue name Justice.
Is Justis a girl's or a boy's name?
Justis is a boys' name.
How popular is Justis in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 90 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Justis in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 16% of the babies named Justis in the US in 1993, and 32% in 2016.
Justis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 53 | #2,404 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,473 |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,541 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,125 |
| 2004 | 60 | #1,985 |
| 2003 | 58 | #1,983 |
| 2002 | 76 | #1,593 |
| 2001 | 69 | #1,673 |
| 2000 | 70 | #1,649 |
| 1999 | 90 | #1,326 |
| 1998 | 82 | #1,395 |
| 1997 | 77 | #1,410 |
| 1996 | 90 | #1,234 |
| 1995 | 86 | #1,251 |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,559 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,819 |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,080 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,909 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Justis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Justis
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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, “Justis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/justis, updated 20 October 2026.