Justin

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Giustino in FI Finland.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Justin is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name327K records spelled Justin54 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian

  Also written Justino, Justín, Jüstïn, Jüstin, Justìn

• French given name174K records spelled Justin35 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Canada, Belgium

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Justi, Just'In, Just-In, Jūstin, Jüstï

• a separate given name74K records spelled Justin2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Justín

• Polish given name28K records spelled Justin65 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, Czechia, United Kingdom

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Russian

  Also written Джастин, Юстин, Dzhastin, Yustyn, Iustin

• Arabic given name25K records spelled Justin9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel

  Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic

  Also written ג'סטין, יוסטין, Justine, Jüstîñ, Justīne

• Indonesian given name19K records spelled Justin17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Malaysia, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Malagasy

  Also written Yustinus, 'Justin, Jūśťïń, Jüstin, Jūstįn

• Italian given name9.3K records spelled Justin4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Italy, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Giustino, Justinus, Jûstin

83 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Justin is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, From Latin Justinus, derived from Justus 'just, fair'.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In English, from Latin Justinus, a personal name; first attested Justinus Clericus 1175–80 Holme (Nf)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• Latin, ‘just’. In Ireland this name was equated with Saerbhreathach, noble judge’. It is frequently used in the MacCarthy family.

  as a name·Irish first names

• English form of the Latin name Justinus, a derivative of Justus. The name was borne by various early saints, notably a 2nd-century Christian apologist and a (possibly spurious) boy martyr of the 3rd century. As an English name, Justin has enjoyed considerable popularity in the second part of the 20th century.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• from a medieval personal name, Latin Justinus, a derivative of Justus (see Just). This name was borne by various early saints, including a 3rd-century Parisian martyr and the first archbishop of Tarbes.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 143 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Justin Ib. 450TREmperor of the Byzantine Empire from 518 to 527 (450-527)
• Seamus Heaneyb. 1939IEnot in their usual nameIrish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013)
• Sean Pennb. 1960USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor
• Gore Verbinskib. 1964USnot in their usual nameAmerican film director (born 1964)
• Justin Chambersb. 1970USAmerican actor and former model
• Justin Trudeaub. 1971CA23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025
• Justin Barthab. 1978USAmerican actor
• Justin Gatlinb. 1982USAmerican sprinter
• Justin Chatwinb. 1982CACanadian film and television actor
• Biebsb. 1994CAnot in their usual nameCanadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,668 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Justin?

We estimate roughly 786 thousand people bear Justin (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Justin have the most bearers?

We estimate about 667 thousand people bear Justin in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled justin.

Where is Justin most common?

Justin is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 499 people carrying it.

How common is Justin compared with other names?

In the United States, Justin is the 116th most common given name of 3,122,706 given names recorded there.

Is Justin a male or female name?

Justin is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Justin mean?

Recorded meaning: Latin ‘just’; in Ireland equated with Saerbhreathach, ‘noble judge’.