Unisex name · since 1881
Justine
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 38,208 babies named Justine, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,713 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,208
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
38,208 babies have been named Justine since 1881, making it today's #3713 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Justine recorded 38,208 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #3713 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, 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 1881 to 2025.
- #713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,713 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 38,208 born since 1881
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justine ranks #713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,713 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 38,208 born since 1881, peaking in the 1990s.
- #713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,713 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,208
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
Justine's 38,208 recorded births place it above 99.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Justine compares
38,208 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Justine's all-time total is 102x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Justine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38,208 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,591 | 21 | 19,840 |
Justine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Justine's full recorded timeline at 1954, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 1,591 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Justine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 1,591
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Justine popularity over time - boys
2,412 total births recorded since 1921 (Justine as boys' name)
Justine by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10,908 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Justine's strongest decade.
10,908 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Justine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 55
1880s
55 births
- 1890s 155
1890s
155 births
- 1900s 273
1900s
273 births
- 1910s 1,084
1910s
1,084 births
- 1920s 1,758
1920s
1,758 births
- 1930s 1,232
1930s
1,232 births
- 1940s 1,330
1940s
1,330 births
- 1950s 1,375
1950s
1,375 births
- 1960s 3,003
1960s
3,003 births
- 1970s 2,745
1970s
2,745 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,078 births
- 1990s
1990s
10,908 births
- 2000s 3,783
2000s
3,783 births
- 2010s 1,166
2010s
1,166 births
- 2020s 263
2020s
263 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10,908 births (29% of all-time use).
How Justine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Justine's total volume
Justine by state
Where Justine concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,683 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 4,800 | 12.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 2,729 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,793 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,554 | 4.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,532 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 1,487 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,465 | 3.8% |
5,683 of 38,208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Justine appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Justine's data
- Justine's decade-level peak was the 1990s (10,908 total births); usage has since declined to 263 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Justines (5,683 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 Justine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Justine 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.