Justin: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced JUS-tin · 2 syllables

Justin means “just”, from Latin.

Name of early saints, Latin Iustinus, from Iustus + -inus, from iustus (“just”).

How popular is Justin?

Justin was the #233 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,512 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 63% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1980.

Babies named Justin in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1980).

Half of US adults named Justin are older than 37; most are between 21 and 51. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Justin have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Justin means “just”. It comes from Latin.

Justin is pronounced JUS-tin.

Justin was the #233 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,512 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 63% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1980.

Half of US adults named Justin are older than 37. Most are between 21 and 51.