Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1988

Justine

Meaning just Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #3,741 Trend ↓ Falling 34%

From French Justine, from Latin Iūstīna, name of early saints, feminine of Iūstīnus, derivative of Iūstus, from iūstus (“just”).

Rank 2025
#3,741
among girls · ↓200 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Justine · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1988
1,750 babies
All-time total
40,620
#713 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Justine popularity over time

40,620 babies have been named Justine since 1881, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 55 – 55 6 – #650
1890s 155 – 155 16 +182% #629
1900s 273 – 273 27 +76% #584
1910s 1,084 – 1,084 108 +297% #498
1920s 1,758 35 1,793 179 +65% #432
1930s 1,232 11 1,243 124 -31% #511
1940s 1,330 6 1,336 134 +7% #580
1950s 1,375 – 1,375 138 +3% #620
1960s 3,003 24 3,027 303 +120% #493
1970s 2,745 246 2,991 299 -1% #487
1980s 9,078 1,036 10,114 1,011 +238% #176
1990s 10,908 690 11,598 1,160 +15% #188
2000s 3,783 287 4,070 407 -65% #474
2010s 1,166 72 1,238 124 -70% #1,331
2020s (to 2025) 263 5 268 45 -64% #3,163

Where Justine is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 35 0.02 outside top 500
2028 33 0.02 outside top 500
2029 32 0.02 outside top 500
2030 31 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Justine

Justine is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,741 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 40,620 American babies have been named Justine, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1988, when 1,750 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Justine stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Justine?

The median living Justine is about 36 years old; half are between 29 and 44. An estimated 35 thousand people named Justine are alive in the United States today.

median 36 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Justine year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 40 #3,741 – –
2024 44 #3,541 – –
2023 43 #3,623 – –
2022 48 #3,341 – –
2021 38 #3,905 – –
2020 50 #3,163 5 #13,026
2019 67 #2,616 6 #11,428
2018 84 #2,209 – –
2017 98 #2,012 – –
2016 104 #1,936 5 #13,190
2015 102 #1,966 5 #13,015
2014 101 #1,971 7 #10,165
2013 123 #1,698 10 #7,814
2012 140 #1,562 12 #6,819
2011 170 #1,356 13 #6,409
2010 177 #1,331 14 #6,203
2009 212 #1,188 19 #5,024
2008 291 #935 18 #5,165
2007 293 #923 24 #4,185
2006 273 #956 36 #3,056
2005 323 #801 34 #3,052
2004 409 #672 23 #3,940
2003 464 #591 31 #3,074
2002 452 #579 29 #3,143
2001 482 #546 41 #2,402
2000 584 #474 32 #2,840
1995 957 #290 63 #1,521
1990 1,564 #188 116 #973
1985 939 #266 99 #914
1980 329 #564 53 #1,278
1975 240 #641 12 #3,149
1970 410 #487 7 #4,044
1965 319 #532 – –
1960 217 #690 – –
1955 106 #962 – –
1950 122 #789 – –
1945 124 #663 – –
1940 139 #591 – –
1935 93 #698 – –
1930 133 #598 6 #3,807
1925 177 #538 5 #4,576
1920 172 #543 – –
1915 154 #498 – –
1910 35 #714 – –
1905 25 #720 – –
1900 32 #626 – –
1895 16 #802 – –
1890 18 #629 – –
1885 6 #984 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Justine

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Justine Bateman Justine Bateman American filmmaker and author (born 1966) Contemporary
  2. 2 Justine Henin Justine Henin Belgian tennis player (born 1982) Contemporary
  3. 3 Justine Waddell Justine Waddell British actress (born 1975) b. 1976 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Justine Greening Justine Greening British politician (born 1969) Contemporary
  5. 5 Justine Pasek Justine Pasek Panamanian-Polish model and beauty queen b. 1979 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Justine Dufour-Lapointe Justine Dufour-Lapointe Canadian freestyle skier b. 1994 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Justine Braisaz Justine Braisaz French biathlete (born 1996) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Justine, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Justine?

The median living Justine is about 36 years old. Half of all living Justines are between 29 and 44 years old.

How many people named Justine are alive today?

An estimated 35 thousand people named Justine are alive in the United States, based on 40,620 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Justine mean?

From French Justine, from Latin Iūstīna, name of early saints, feminine of Iūstīnus, derivative of Iūstus, from iūstus (“just”).

How popular is the name Justine in 2025?

Justine ranked #3,741 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Justine?

40,620 babies have been named Justine in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Justine most popular?

Justine peaked in 1988, when 1,750 newborns received the name.

Is Justine a boy or girl name?

Justine is used for both: about 94% of babies named Justine have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Justine rising or falling?

Justine is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Justine become more popular?

Justine is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 31 girls named Justine in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Justine?

Well-known people named Justine include Justine Bateman (actor), Justine Henin (tennis player), Justine Waddell (actor).

Names like Justine

Names that sound and feel close to Justine: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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