Justo
Justo was given to 8 boys in 2025, #9,282 among boys’ names; 1,737 Americans have been recorded with it since 1890 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 1,260 Americans named Justo and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (73% of everyone recorded); the median is 41 years old and half are between 27 and 57.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Justo by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Justo mean?
Wiktionary, Spanish section
Justo is “a male given name, equivalent to English Justus”
/ˈxusto/
Meaning: Wiktionary, Spanish section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Justo?
#9,282 among boys’ names, 2025
Justo fell from #7,757 in 2015 to #9,282 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 5.2 to 4.7 per million.
31 babies in 1986, the peak
Justo peaked in 1986, when 31 boys were given it, #1,939 among boys’ names. The 8 births of 2025 are 26% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #9,282 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,642 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,560 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,493 | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,172 | 8.0 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,807 | 7.0 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,245 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,169 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,257 | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,185 | 2.6 |
Every recorded year (117)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | #7,757 | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,841 | 6.2 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,811 | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,281 | 5.8 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,410 | 4.7 |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,192 | 3.6 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,412 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,916 | 7.4 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,787 | 7.2 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,773 | 9.2 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,552 | 9.5 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,118 | 8.1 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,142 | 3.5 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,596 | 8.8 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,583 | 8.7 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,125 | 9.7 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,762 | 10.4 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,821 | 15.2 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,668 | 10.1 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,247 | 11.6 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,758 | 8.9 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,983 | 12.4 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,430 | 9.7 |
| 1992 | 15 | #4,008 | 7.5 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,493 | 13.9 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,654 | 12.2 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,321 | 14.5 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,904 | 9.9 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,673 | 10.7 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,939 | 16.8 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,149 | 14.1 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,263 | 12.7 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,621 | 10.0 |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,027 | 14.9 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,970 | 15.6 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,027 | 15.1 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,511 | 11.0 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,943 | 15.8 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,513 | 11.0 |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,767 | 18.5 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,168 | 13.4 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,861 | 15.9 |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,955 | 14.1 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,289 | 10.5 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,169 | 10.7 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,249 | 9.1 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,085 | 9.5 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,626 | 13.8 |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,836 | 10.9 |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,600 | 13.5 |
| 1965 | 20 | #1,791 | 10.8 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,872 | 9.5 |
| 1963 | 17 | #2,003 | 8.4 |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,876 | 9.2 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,288 | 6.6 |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,882 | 8.9 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,072 | 7.5 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,807 | 9.4 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,230 | 6.5 |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,980 | 8.0 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,261 | 6.3 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,261 | 6.4 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,456 | 5.6 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,437 | 5.7 |
| 1951 | 24 | #1,541 | 12.7 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,070 | 7.8 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,904 | 4.5 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,273 | 6.8 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,118 | 7.7 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,208 | 7.4 |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,819 | 11.1 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,746 | 5.9 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,556 | 14.7 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,456 | 7.2 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,046 | 10.6 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,943 | 12.1 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,289 | 5.4 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,262 | 9.9 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,793 | 4.7 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,532 | 8.7 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,825 | 7.7 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,938 | 4.8 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,453 | 10.1 |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,961 | 14.4 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,268 | 11.5 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,131 | 12.8 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,114 | 7.4 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,231 | 7.2 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,636 | 6.2 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,956 | 5.4 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,046 | 14.3 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,133 | 7.9 |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,853 | 9.1 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,714 | 10.1 |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,314 | 12.7 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,392 | 12.2 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,590 | 11.2 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,535 | 6.9 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,345 | 7.9 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,539 | 11.8 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,191 | 15.3 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,648 | 11.7 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,145 | 16.3 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,339 | 35.4 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,724 | 25.7 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,584 | 30.5 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,081 | 45.0 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Justo a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Justo has been recorded only for boys: SSA lists no girls with the name in 117 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Justo: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Justo, and how old are they?
1,260 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 73% of the 1,737 Americans ever recorded as Justo. The median Justo alive today is 41 years old; half are between 27 and 57.
The 2020 Census counted 4,277 people named Justo (8 women and girls, 4,269 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 1,275 born in the U.S. The Census count is 3.4 times that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 40 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 193 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 304 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 352 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 242 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 128 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Justo born?
The states with the most babies named Justo are Texas, California and New York, with 99% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 437 | not ranked | 3.4× |
| California | 145 | not ranked | 0.8× |
| New York | 124 | not ranked | 0.9× |
| Florida | 5 | not ranked | 0.1× |
Where Justo is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Justo is most over-represented in Texas: since 1910 it was given 3.4 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Justo with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Justo
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Justo and names like it
- Compare Justo and VinsonBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1980sJusto peaked in 1986.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Justo since 1910.
- Spanish namesWiktionary’s origin for Justo: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1986The year the most babies were named Justo.
- The names of the MillennialsMost people named Justo alive today were born 1981-1996.
- Names starting with JMost given first.