Justus

Boy name

Justus has been given to 9,958 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2002.

Meaning & origin

Name of several early saints, from Latin iustus (“just”)API, from iūs +&lrm; -tus.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

9,958

Peak year

2002 (336 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -70%

Gender split

8% girls / 92% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Justus.

9,865 babies since 1941

9,768 babies since 1971

10,411 babies since 1955

10,442 babies since 1976

9,405 babies since 1963

10,541 babies since 1977

9,365 babies since 1903

10,578 babies since 1880

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