Justin is a boy's name of French origin meaning “just.” In 2024 it was given to 1,788 boys in the United States.
Justin belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “just” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Latin.
In the United States, Justin first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #7 in 1988, and in 2024 1,788 babies received the name — 788,927 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Justin means “just” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Justin is a boy name. In 2024, 1,788 babies received the name in the US.
Justin comes from the French tradition. It is also spelled Latin.
Justin first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #7 in 1988, and 1,788 babies were given the name in 2024.
Justin is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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