Boys' name · since 1890

Justo

Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 1,737 babies named Justo, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,599 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,932 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,737
born since 1890
1980s
peak decade

Justo currently ranks #8932 among boys' names in America, with 1,737 babies recorded since 1890.

Justo has 1,737 recorded births among boys since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8932 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.

  • #3,599 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #8,932 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,737 born since 1890
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justo ranks #3,599 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,932 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,737 born since 1890, peaking in the 1980s.

#3,599 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,932 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,737
born since 1890
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%35.8%
Justo vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Justo's 1,737 recorded births place it above 92.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Justo compares

1,737 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Justo's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Justo Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,737 369 358,536
Peak-year births 31 34 22,252

Justo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Justo's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Justo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1986)
31
Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
010203040 189019241939195419691984199920142025 8

Justo by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (248 births, 14% of the file).

1980s was Justo's strongest decade.

248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Justo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 248 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Justo 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 Justo's total volume

Justo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -42, 6.3%-55, 3.3%-39, 7.5%-111, 2.8%-56, 3.2%-56, 4.2%-146, 5.9%-112, 7.9%-76, 2.8%-23, 7.9%-137, 2.5%-111, 2.5%-47, 6.1%-62, 3.4%-48, 5.8%Justo-136, 1.8%Justo
Justo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Justo by state

Where Justo concentrates geographically, total births since 1890

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Justo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
437 25.2%
#2 California
145 8.3%
#3 New York
124 7.1%
#4 Florida
5 0.3%
Texas share of Justo's total US births 25.2%
Even split

437 of 1,737 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Justo? ▼
Justo has been given to 1,737 babies in the U.S. since 1890, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,599 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #8,932 of 13,930. 31 babies were born in 1986, its single highest year.
Where does Justo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justo ranks #3,599 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,932 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Justo most popular? ▼
Justo was most popular in the 1980s decade with 248 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Justo most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Justo are Texas (437 births), California (145 births), New York (124 births).
How long has the name Justo been used? ▼
Justo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 136 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Justo? ▼
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.

What to do with Justo's data

  • Justo's decade-level peak was the 1980s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Justos (437 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Justo

Nearby Names Like Justo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Justo

Justin Boy
#233 790,469 births
Justice Boy
#1112 19,902 births
Justus Boy
#1942 9,140 births
Justyn Boy
#4174 4,398 births
Justen Boy
#7796 4,056 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Justo

Talmadge #8931
5,635 births · Peak 1933
Sheridan #8933
2,768 births · Peak 1941
Ferman #8930
1,383 births · Peak 1921
Roma #8934
576 births · Peak 1919
Boyce #8929
5,518 births · Peak 1934
Jiles #8935
639 births · Peak 1923
Quince #8928
588 births · Peak 1964
Stokes #8936
196 births · Peak 1916

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Justo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1890–2025 (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 Justo 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.