Justin

What Justin means

Means “just”

Name of early saints, Latin Iūstīnus, from Iūstus + -īnus, from iūstus (“just”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Justin” (revision 94540632), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Justin?

US: Falling: down from #110 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #450 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1988, when 35,055 boys got the name (#7 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 1,130 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 5,786 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 6,547 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DC (2.37 per 1,000 boys), MS (2.31 per 1,000 boys), RI (2.24 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Justin is #233 in the US and #735 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Justin were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Jostin30 US
• Justyn25 US
• Justen10 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Justin

Boys

• Marcus#258Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1984, with 5,996 babies; 1,341 in 2025
• Anthony#46“flower”^*
• Victor#209“conqueror”^*
• Mark#244Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 58,727 babies; 1,416 in 2025
• Paul#262“small”^*
• Martin#335“of or like Mars”^*

For a sister

• Lauren#401Same root as Laurence, possibly meaning “laurel”^*
• Sara#198Variant of Sarah, meaning “masters, princes”^*
• Miranda#654“admirable”^*
• Monica#736Editor’s note Down from #559 in 2015 to #736 in 2025 in the US
• Amanda#493“to love”^*
• Emily#34“rival, emulator”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Latin, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Justin’s. Rank is US 2025.