Justin descends from the Latin Justinus, a derivative of justus, "just" or "righteous," a name worn by a second-century philosopher-martyr and by the Byzantine emperor Justinian whose legal code still underpins much of Western law. America met Justin again and again: Timberlake's falsetto, Bieber's teen takeover, Trudeau's Canadian premiership. The name peaked in the top 10 in the late 1980s and eased down to its current rank of 199, right at the edge of the top 200. Two syllables, clean as they come. Justin feels like a name that knows its way around, familiar, smart, a solid handshake. Approachable, enduring, pleasantly unflashy.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
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Sibling name ideas
- Tucker
- Andres
- Kevin
- Zayden
- Messiah
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