Recorded 1980–1991 Boys' name Peak 1987 45 births

Justian — boys' name

45 babies named Justian in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Justian was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Justian in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Justian

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Justian between 1980 and 1991, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Justian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Justian performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Justian shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Justian 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 45 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.

Justian at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

45

Since 1980

12 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1980

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1991

Justian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1980

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Justian by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 71% of Justian's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Justian?
45 babies have been named Justian since 1980. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Justian most popular?
Justian was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Justian been used?
Justian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 12 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Justian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Justin, Justice, Justus, Justyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1980–1991 (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.