Girls' name · since 1985
Justene
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 158 babies named Justene, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
158 girls have been named Justene since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Justene has 158 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2010.
- #22,250 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 158 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justene ranks #22,250 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Justene's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Justene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Justene's full recorded timeline at 1995, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Justene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2010
- Peak year (1989)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Justene by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (89 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Justene's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Justene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 89 births (56% of all-time use).
Justene by state
Where Justene concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 7.6% |
12 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Justene's data
- Justene's decade-level peak was the 1990s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Justenes (12 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Justene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1985–2010 (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 Justene 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.