Boys' name · since 1918
Juston
Juston has 2,524 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,524
- born since 1918
- 1980s
- peak decade
Juston is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,524 have been recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juston has been recorded 2,524 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2020.
- #2,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,524 born since 1918
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juston ranks #2,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,524 born since 1918, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,524
- born since 1918
- 1980s
- peak decade
Juston's 2,524 recorded births place it above 93.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Juston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Juston's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 122, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Juston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2020
- Peak year (1980)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Juston by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (933 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Juston's strongest decade.
933 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Juston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
493 births
- 1980s
1980s
933 births
- 1990s
1990s
568 births
- 2000s 309
2000s
309 births
- 2010s 112
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 933 births (37% of all-time use).
How Juston 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 Juston's total volume
Juston by state
Where Juston concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 187 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 172 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 65 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 48 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 38 | 1.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 29 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 22 | 0.9% |
187 of 2,524 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Juston appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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- Juston's decade-level peak was the 1980s (933 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Justons (187 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Juston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1918–2020 (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 Juston 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.