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Justa

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Justa

Say it: HOOS-tah

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Meaning

From Latin iustus 'just, fair'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Used in Andalusia through devotion to Seville's martyr sisters Justa and Rufina.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

01020304018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1894per million babies of that sex
  • 204 babies given this name since 1894
  • At its height in 1894, about 1 in 31,800 girls
  • Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
  2. The Renaissance1400 to 1600
  3. Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914

Used by

Spanish

Famous bearers

  • Saint Justa, martyr of Seville

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Where this comes from

  • Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
  • Calendars of saints and name days
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.