Is Justin a boy or girl name?
Justin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 1,788 boys were named Justin, so 0.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 792,731 US babies named Justin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #199
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,240
- Babies named Justin since 1880
- 792,731
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 35,296 babies
Boys and girls named Justin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 938 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,292 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 819 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,216 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,297 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 6,706 | 38 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 86,547 | 593 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 289,826 | 2,059 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 220,128 | 744 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 122,988 | 286 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 45,589 | 73 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 10,270 | 6 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,788 | #199 | 6 | #14,240 |
| 2023 | 1,931 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 2,078 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2,164 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2,309 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,544 | #154 | 7 | #13,067 |
| 2018 | 2,809 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3,152 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3,568 | #112 | 6 | #15,199 |
| 2015 | 3,725 | #109 | 5 | #17,725 |
| 2014 | 4,031 | #96 | 5 | #17,777 |
| 2013 | 4,873 | #85 | 10 | #10,597 |
| 2012 | 5,905 | #74 | 16 | #7,621 |
| 2011 | 7,127 | #59 | 13 | #8,877 |
| 2010 | 7,855 | #50 | 11 | #10,098 |
| 2009 | 8,631 | #46 | 16 | #7,867 |
| 2008 | 9,365 | #44 | 21 | #6,444 |
| 2007 | 10,048 | #45 | 16 | #7,896 |
| 2006 | 9,973 | #45 | 16 | #7,661 |
| 2005 | 10,517 | #36 | 19 | #6,402 |
| 2004 | 11,879 | #30 | 50 | #3,099 |
| 2003 | 13,655 | #27 | 30 | #4,351 |
| 2002 | 14,906 | #22 | 33 | #3,925 |
| 2001 | 16,231 | #22 | 37 | #3,589 |
| 2000 | 17,783 | #19 | 48 | #2,960 |
| 1999 | 18,277 | #20 | 51 | #2,714 |
| 1998 | 17,971 | #20 | 50 | #2,711 |
| 1997 | 18,744 | #20 | 36 | #3,258 |
| 1996 | 20,011 | #20 | 58 | #2,295 |
| 1995 | 21,580 | #18 | 79 | #1,809 |
| 1994 | 20,939 | #20 | 64 | #2,133 |
| 1993 | 21,541 | #20 | 74 | #1,909 |
| 1992 | 23,621 | #18 | 87 | #1,723 |
| 1991 | 26,794 | #14 | 106 | #1,490 |
| 1990 | 30,650 | #9 | 139 | #1,216 |
| 1989 | 32,852 | #8 | 198 | #915 |
| 1988 | 35,055 | #7 | 241 | #781 |
| 1987 | 31,492 | #9 | 253 | #717 |
| 1986 | 26,636 | #14 | 244 | #729 |
| 1985 | 25,536 | #15 | 182 | #882 |
| 1984 | 26,772 | #13 | 180 | #852 |
| 1983 | 28,301 | #12 | 217 | #751 |
| 1982 | 29,111 | #12 | 201 | #803 |
| 1981 | 27,308 | #12 | 182 | #854 |
| 1980 | 26,763 | #13 | 161 | #930 |
| 1979 | 17,392 | #22 | 127 | #1,082 |
| 1978 | 14,184 | #28 | 118 | #1,108 |
| 1977 | 12,010 | #30 | 67 | #1,601 |
| 1976 | 10,146 | #33 | 67 | #1,527 |
| 1975 | 8,895 | #37 | 66 | #1,537 |
| 1974 | 7,430 | #43 | 39 | #2,110 |
| 1973 | 6,077 | #51 | 39 | #2,076 |
| 1972 | 4,975 | #60 | 26 | #2,703 |
| 1971 | 3,056 | #103 | 19 | #3,420 |
| 1970 | 2,382 | #138 | 25 | #2,813 |
| 1969 | 1,664 | #167 | 17 | #3,378 |
| 1968 | 1,109 | #211 | 12 | #4,101 |
| 1967 | 623 | #295 | 9 | #4,769 |
| 1966 | 505 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 459 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 491 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 499 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 510 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 485 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 361 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 348 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 304 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 297 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 279 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 246 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 213 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 173 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 174 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 135 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 128 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 173 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 137 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 148 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 141 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 122 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 106 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 105 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 107 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 93 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 84 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 90 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 85 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 72 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 61 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 71 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 68 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 99 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 83 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 77 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 113 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 108 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 121 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 139 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 125 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 132 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 161 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 122 | #568 | 5 | #5,325 |
| 1922 | 140 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 137 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 107 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 156 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 144 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 142 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 123 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 122 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 81 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 60 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 67 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 25 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 18 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 18 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 15 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 14 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 15 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 16 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 12 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 18 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 15 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 17 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 15 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 14 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #715 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Justin reached #7 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #717 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Justin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.