US rank #199 Boys' name Peak 1988 788,927 births

Justin — #199 US boys' name

788,927 babies named Justin in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s551890s1171900s1391910s9381920s12921930s8191940s12161950s22971960s67061970s865471980s2898261990s2201282000s1229882010s455892020s10270
#199
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Justin was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

35,055 babies were named Justin in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Justin

The Social Security Administration has registered 788,927 babies named Justin between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Justin currently holds the #199 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 35,055 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Justin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 289,826 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Justin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 82,757 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Justin in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Justin 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 788,927 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.

Justin at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

788,927

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1988

35,055 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#199

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Justin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1988)
35,055
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Justin popularity over time — girls

3,804 total births recorded since 1923 (Justin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 3,804 births
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Justin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
289,826 births that decade — 37% of Justin's all-time total
1880s551890s1171900s1391910s9381920s12921930s8191940s12161950s22971960s67061970s865471980s2898261990s2201282000s1229882010s455892020s10270

Justin by state

Where Justin concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Justin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
82,757 10.5%
#2 Texas
61,161 7.8%
#3 New York
57,290 7.3%
#4 Florida
37,144 4.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
35,389 4.5%
#6 Ohio
33,332 4.2%
#7 Illinois
29,342 3.7%
#8 Michigan
28,340 3.6%
California share of Justin's total US births 10.5%
Even split

82,757 of 788,927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Justin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Justin?
788,927 babies have been named Justin since 1880. It currently ranks #199 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 35,055 births.
When was Justin most popular?
Justin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 289,826 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Justin most popular?
The top states for the name Justin are California (82,757 births), Texas (61,161 births), New York (57,290 births).
How long has the name Justin been used?
Justin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Justin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Justice, Justus, Justyn, Justen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.