# Justin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/justin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “just” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Justine, Justyn |
| US babies named this | 794,273 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 790,469 / 3,804 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4,385, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## What it means

Justin is grouped under justice.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50 | 3,099 |
| 2005 | 19 | 6,402 |
| 2006 | 16 | 7,661 |
| 2007 | 16 | 7,898 |
| 2008 | 21 | 6,445 |
| 2009 | 16 | 7,868 |
| 2010 | 11 | 10,099 |
| 2011 | 13 | 8,881 |
| 2012 | 16 | 7,622 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10,604 |
| 2014 | 5 | 17,778 |
| 2015 | 5 | 17,728 |
| 2016 | 6 | 15,204 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13,071 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14,287 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7,129 | 59 |
| 2012 | 5,906 | 74 |
| 2013 | 4,875 | 85 |
| 2014 | 4,033 | 96 |
| 2015 | 3,726 | 110 |
| 2016 | 3,569 | 112 |
| 2017 | 3,155 | 127 |
| 2018 | 2,809 | 141 |
| 2019 | 2,545 | 154 |
| 2020 | 2,312 | 166 |
| 2021 | 2,166 | 179 |
| 2022 | 2,079 | 181 |
| 2023 | 1,934 | 185 |
| 2024 | 1,796 | 199 |
| 2025 | 1,512 | 233 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 196 | 244 |
| 2012 | 139 | 321 |
| 2013 | 143 | 307 |
| 2014 | 91 | 442 |
| 2015 | 90 | 450 |
| 2016 | 98 | 428 |
| 2017 | 73 | 531 |
| 2018 | 76 | 511 |
| 2019 | 65 | 575 |
| 2020 | 67 | 551 |
| 2021 | 52 | 682 |
| 2022 | 71 | 540 |
| 2023 | 49 | 704 |
| 2024 | 59 | 638 |
| 2025 | 47 | 735 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: جَاسْتِن
- Bulgarian: Юсти́н, Джъ́стин
- Catalan: Justí
- Chinese: 賈斯廷 /贾斯廷, 賈斯汀 /贾斯汀
- Czech: Justin
- Dutch: Justin
- Esperanto: Justino
- Finnish: Justin
- French: Justin
- German: Justin, Justinus
- Greek: Ιουστίνος, Τζάστιν
- Hebrew: יוסטינוס
- Hungarian: Iousztinosz, Jusztinosz
- Italian: Giustino
- Japanese: ジャスティン
- Latin: Iustinius, Iustinus
- Lithuanian: Justinas, Justas
- Polish: Justyn
- Portuguese: Justino
- Romanian: Iustin

## People named Justin

- Justin Trudeau, 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025
- Justin I, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 518 to 527 (450-527)
- Justin II, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 565 to 574 (520-578)
- Justin Gatlin, American sprinter
- Justin Kluivert, Dutch association football player (born 1999)
- Justin Long, American actor (born 1978)
- Justin Theroux, American actor and filmmaker
- Justin Chambers, American actor and former model
- Justin Bartha, American actor (born 1978)
- Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury from 2013 to 2025
- Justin Hartley, American actor (born 1977)
- Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Beninise politician (1917-2002)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.