Names / Boy names
Justin
Current rank
#233
and easing
All-time peak
#7
in 1988
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
794,200
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #7 in 1988 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Justin first appears in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. 1988 marked its high point, reaching #7. It currently ranks #233 and is slowly cooling. Over 794,200 have carried it since records began.