Unisex name · since 1880
Justus
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 9,140 babies named Justus, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,942 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,140
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
9,140 babies have been named Justus since 1880, making it today's #1942 unisex name.
Justus has 9,140 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1942 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,274 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,942 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,140 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justus ranks #1,274 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,942 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,140 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,942 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,140
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Justus's 9,140 recorded births place it above 97.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Justus compares
9,140 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Justus's all-time total is 25x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Justus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,140 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 300 | 34 | 22,252 |
Justus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Justus's full recorded timeline at 1963, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 300 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Justus popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 300
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Justus popularity over time - girls
818 total births recorded since 1975 (Justus as girls' name)
Justus by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,734 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Justus's strongest decade.
2,734 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Justus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 37
1880s
37 births
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s 196
1910s
196 births
- 1920s 207
1920s
207 births
- 1930s 113
1930s
113 births
- 1940s 106
1940s
106 births
- 1950s 84
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 65
1960s
65 births
- 1970s 268
1970s
268 births
- 1980s 396
1980s
396 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,652 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,734 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,449 births
- 2020s 798
2020s
798 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,734 births (30% of all-time use).
How Justus 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 Justus's total volume
Justus by state
Where Justus concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 738 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 635 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 390 | 4.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 363 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 277 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 270 | 3.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 260 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 220 | 2.4% |
738 of 9,140 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Justus appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Justus's data
- Justus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,734 total births); usage has since declined to 798 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Justuss (738 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 Justus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Justus 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.