Justus
Boy · Latin
Justus is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “just”. In 2025 it ranked 1,942nd for boys in the US (79 babies).
What does Justus mean?
Latin
“just”
A male given name from Latin.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Justus a girl's or a boy's name?
Justus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 79 boys in the US.
How popular is Justus in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 4 boys.
Justus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Justus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,942among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 79about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 79 boys in the US were named Justus, making it the 1,942nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,153rd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 300 boys. 7 girls were also named Justus in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Justus than any year since 1991.
Half of all the boys named Justus in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Justus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #1,942 |
| 2024 | 90 | #1,809 |
| 2023 | 146 | #1,309 |
| 2022 | 141 | #1,330 |
| 2021 | 174 | #1,152 |
| 2020 | 168 | #1,153 |
| 2019 | 193 | #1,057 |
| 2018 | 215 | #964 |
| 2017 | 203 | #996 |
| 2016 | 236 | #911 |
| 2015 | 262 | #859 |
| 2014 | 278 | #817 |
| 2013 | 270 | #811 |
| 2012 | 291 | #778 |
| 2011 | 251 | #849 |
| 2010 | 250 | #845 |
| 2009 | 289 | #784 |
| 2008 | 278 | #787 |
| 2007 | 300 | #746 |
| 2006 | 294 | #731 |
| 2005 | 277 | #729 |
| 2004 | 258 | #731 |
| 2003 | 225 | #774 |
| 2002 | 297 | #646 |
| 2001 | 261 | #688 |
| 2000 | 255 | #691 |
| 1999 | 257 | #663 |
| 1998 | 231 | #717 |
| 1997 | 236 | #682 |
| 1996 | 248 | #665 |
| 1995 | 219 | #718 |
| 1994 | 162 | #837 |
| 1993 | 109 | #1,056 |
| 1992 | 87 | #1,193 |
| 1991 | 60 | #1,461 |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,804 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,914 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,141 |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,653 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,358 |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,543 |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,841 |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,253 |
| 1982 | 46 | #1,394 |
| 1981 | 41 | #1,499 |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,291 |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,546 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,427 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,703 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,471 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,263 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,495 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,678 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,075 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,533 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,444 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,731 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,385 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,655 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,671 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,159 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,185 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,093 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,191 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,327 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,079 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,048 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,911 |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,934 |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,675 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,502 |
| 1922 | 28 | #1,396 |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,412 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,457 |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,385 |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,498 |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,291 |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,374 |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,306 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,075 |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,526 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,536 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,588 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #910 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,136 |
| 1901 | 8 | #778 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,056 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #994 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #835 |
| 1884 | 6 | #848 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #652 |
| 1881 | 5 | #865 |
| 1880 | 11 | #571 |
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