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Justin
Say it: JUS-tin
Meaning
From Latin Iustinus, from iustus 'just, fair'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Revived in the US in the 1970s, it was a top-ten name around 1990.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1980s
In the United States
- 784,658 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1988, about 1 in 55 boys
- 2,277 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Justen, Juston
| French | Justin |
|---|---|
| Italian | Giustino |
| Spanish | Justino |
Famous bearers
- Justin Martyr, early Christian writer
- Justin I, Byzantine emperor
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- 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.