How Many People Are Named Justus?
people named Justus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 37,480 people in the US has this name
Based on 9,958 babies named Justus in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
336 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latin name which meant "just". This name was borne by at least eight saints.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Justus, 8.9% were girls and 91.1% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 8.4% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Justus alive today is about 20 years old, and 83% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 27 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Justus first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2002, to 336 babies. In 2025, 86 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Justus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #589, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #1,952.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,952 |
| Best rank | #589 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #726 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Justus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Justus were born in California than in any other state: about 732 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Justus was given 2.2 times as often in Oklahoma, 2.1 times in North Carolina and 1.9 times in Washington.
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