Boys' name · since 1966
Justen
Justen has 4,056 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,796 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,056
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,056 babies have been named Justen since 1966, making it today's #7796 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Justen recorded 4,056 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #7796 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #2,063 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,796 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,056 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justen ranks #2,063 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,796 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,056 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,796 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,056
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Justen's 4,056 recorded births place it above 95.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Justen compares
4,056 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Justen's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Justen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,056 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 197 | 34 | 22,252 |
Justen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Justen's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 197, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Justen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 197
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Justen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Justen as girls' name)
Justen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,383 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Justen's strongest decade.
1,383 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Justen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 380
1970s
380 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,278 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,383 births
- 2000s
2000s
679 births
- 2010s 251
2010s
251 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,383 births (34% of all-time use).
How Justen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Justen's total volume
Justen by state
Where Justen concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 421 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 214 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 161 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 153 | 3.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 148 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 126 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 111 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 60 | 1.5% |
421 of 4,056 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Justen appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Justen's data
- Justen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,383 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Justens (421 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Justen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Justen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.