Unisex name · since 1975
Justis
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,492 babies named Justis, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,970 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,492
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Justis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,492 recorded since 1975.
Justis has 1,492 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1975 to 2024.
- #3,970 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,492 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justis ranks #3,970 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,492 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,970 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,492
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Justis's 1,492 recorded births place it above 91.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Justis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Justis splits its recorded history at 2003: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 90 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Justis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Justis popularity over time - girls
432 total births recorded since 1993 (Justis as girls' name)
Justis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (602 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Justis's strongest decade.
602 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Justis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
602 births
- 2000s
2000s
570 births
- 2010s 218
2010s
218 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 602 births (40% of all-time use).
How Justis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Justis's total volume
Justis by state
Where Justis concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 66 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 51 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 51 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.7% |
66 of 1,492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Justis appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Justis's data
- Justis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (602 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Justiss (66 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Justis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Justis 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.