Is Justus a boy or girl name?
Justus is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 90 boys were named Justus, so 9.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.2% of the 9,870 US babies named Justus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,807
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,620
- Babies named Justus since 1880
- 9,870
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 336 babies
Boys and girls named Justus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 207 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 268 | 5 | 1.8% |
| 1980s | 396 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,652 | 190 | 10.3% |
| 2000s | 2,734 | 319 | 10.4% |
| 2010s | 2,447 | 231 | 8.6% |
| 2020s | 719 | 66 | 8.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90 | #1,807 | 9 | #10,620 |
| 2023 | 146 | #1,309 | 15 | #7,429 |
| 2022 | 141 | #1,332 | 6 | #14,388 |
| 2021 | 174 | #1,152 | 17 | #6,830 |
| 2020 | 168 | #1,153 | 19 | #6,184 |
| 2019 | 193 | #1,058 | 18 | #6,549 |
| 2018 | 215 | #966 | 23 | #5,534 |
| 2017 | 202 | #1,002 | 24 | #5,436 |
| 2016 | 235 | #918 | 20 | #6,279 |
| 2015 | 262 | #860 | 25 | #5,374 |
| 2014 | 278 | #819 | 21 | #6,097 |
| 2013 | 270 | #811 | 30 | #4,697 |
| 2012 | 291 | #780 | 23 | #5,790 |
| 2011 | 251 | #850 | 22 | #6,037 |
| 2010 | 250 | #849 | 25 | #5,506 |
| 2009 | 289 | #786 | 32 | #4,625 |
| 2008 | 278 | #790 | 31 | #4,808 |
| 2007 | 300 | #747 | 20 | #6,682 |
| 2006 | 294 | #731 | 25 | #5,453 |
| 2005 | 277 | #731 | 39 | #3,767 |
| 2004 | 258 | #734 | 36 | #3,944 |
| 2003 | 225 | #776 | 32 | #4,150 |
| 2002 | 297 | #647 | 39 | #3,491 |
| 2001 | 261 | #690 | 30 | #4,144 |
| 2000 | 255 | #694 | 35 | #3,694 |
| 1999 | 257 | #665 | 24 | #4,649 |
| 1998 | 231 | #717 | 19 | #5,462 |
| 1997 | 236 | #685 | 18 | #5,503 |
| 1996 | 248 | #666 | 39 | #3,054 |
| 1995 | 219 | #722 | 43 | #2,810 |
| 1994 | 162 | #841 | 39 | #3,007 |
| 1993 | 109 | #1,066 | 8 | #10,002 |
| 1992 | 87 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 60 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,169 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,865 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 46 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 41 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,728 | 5 | #9,689 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,273 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,061 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,087 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,169 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,765 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,117 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,318 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,961 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,607 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,479 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,282 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,770 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,563 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,134 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,851 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,266 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,783 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,504 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,492 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,619 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,849 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,457 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,770 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,263 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,401 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,826 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,336 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,254 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,132 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,260 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,951 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 28 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #589 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Justus reached #589 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #2,810 in 1995. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Justus
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.