How Many People Are Named Justice?
people named Justice are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,043 people in the US has this name
Based on 38,674 babies named Justice in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,689 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an occupational surname which meant "judge, officer of justice" in Old French. This name can also be given in direct reference to the English word justice.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Justice, 49.2% were girls and 50.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Justice rose from 0% in the 1920s to 50.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Justice alive today is about 18 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 26 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Justice first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1996, to 1,689 babies. In 2025, 355 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Justice has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #320, in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #1,113. Among girls, its best rank was #261, in 1995.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,113 | #1,363 |
| Best rank | #320 (1996) | #261 (1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #402 in the 2000s | #497 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Justice alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Justice were born in California than in any other state: about 2,913 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Justice was given 2.4 times as often in Hawaii, 2 times in Mississippi and 1.9 times in South Carolina.
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