Boys' name · since 1970
Justyn
Justyn has 4,398 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,174 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,398
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Justyn currently ranks #4174 among boys' names in America, with 4,398 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justyn has been recorded 4,398 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #4174 nationally and more common than 70% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,174 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,398 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justyn ranks #1,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,174 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,398 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,174 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,398
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Justyn's 4,398 recorded births place it above 95.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Justyn compares
4,398 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Justyn's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Justyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,398 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 236 | 34 | 22,252 |
Justyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Justyn's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 236, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Justyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 236
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Justyn popularity over time - girls
152 total births recorded since 1927 (Justyn as girls' name)
Justyn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,546 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Justyn's strongest decade.
1,546 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Justyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 136
1970s
136 births
- 1980s 564
1980s
564 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,546 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,492 births
- 2010s 533
2010s
533 births
- 2020s 127
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,546 births (35% of all-time use).
How Justyn 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 Justyn's total volume
Justyn by state
Where Justyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 452 | 10.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 408 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 267 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 187 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 141 | 3.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 116 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 113 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 101 | 2.3% |
452 of 4,398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Justyn appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Justyn's data
- Justyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,546 total births); usage has since declined to 127 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Justyns (452 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 Justyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Justyn 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.