The first name Justine
A girl’s name from Latin meaning “just”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Justine means “just” in Latin.
From French Justine, from Latin Iūstīna, name of early saints, feminine of Iūstīnus, derivative of Iūstus, from iūstus (“just”). The feminine equivalent of Justin.
A form of Justin.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Justine last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 6 girls. It peaked in 1998, with 53 births (#514).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Justine with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Justine at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 40 girls born in the United States were named Justine, the 3,741st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1988, when 1,591 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Justine in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Justine in French too.
Famous people named Justine
38 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Justine HeninBelgian tennis player (born 1982)
- Justine TrietFrench film director and screenwriter, born 1978
- Justine Dufour-LapointeCanadian freestyle skier, born 1994
- Justine GreeningBritish politician (born 1969)
- Justine MuskCanadian author (born 1972)
- Justine Braisaz-BouchetFrench biathlete, born 1996
- Justine BatemanAmerican actress, writer, and producer, born 1966
- iJustineAmerican YouTube personality (born 1984)
- Justine WaddellBritish actress, born 1975
- Justine LupeAmerican actress, born 1989
- Justine SiegemundGerman midwife who wrote a book on midwifery, 1636–1705
- Justine JoliAmerican adult model and pornographic actress, born 1980
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Questions
- What does the name Justine mean?
- Justine means “just” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Justine?
- From French Justine, from Latin Iūstīna, name of early saints, feminine of Iūstīnus, derivative of Iūstus, from iūstus (“just”). The feminine equivalent of Justin.
- How popular is the name Justine?
- In 2021, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Justine, ranking 3,519th. Its peak was 1998, with 53 births.
- Is Justine a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 40,620 US babies named Justine since 1880, 94% were girls and 6% boys.
- When was Justine most popular?
- 1988 in the United States, when 1,591 babies were named Justine, its highest rank at 177th.
- What name is Justine a form of?
- Justine is a form of Justin.