Recorded 1985–2010 Girls' name Peak 1989 158 births

Justene — girls' name

158 babies named Justene in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s431990s892000s212010s5
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Justene was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

16 babies were named Justene in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Justene

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Justene between 1985 and 2010, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Justene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Justene performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Justene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Justene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Justene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 158 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Justene at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

158

Since 1985

26 years of records

Peak year

1989

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1985

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2010

Justene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1985

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1989)
16
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 2010200119981994199119881985 6

Justene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
89 births that decade — 56% of Justene's all-time total
1980s431990s892000s212010s5

Justene by state

Where Justene concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Justene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 7.6%
California share of Justene's total US births 7.6%

12 of 158 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Justene?
158 babies have been named Justene since 1985. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1989 with 16 births.
When was Justene most popular?
Justene was most popular in the 1990s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Justene most popular?
The top states for the name Justene are California (12 births).
How long has the name Justene been used?
Justene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 26 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Justene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Justine, Justice, Justina, Justin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.