Justice
The English virtue word, from Latin iustitia; it also existed first as a surname for a judge or officer of the courts.
Justice in 2025
Justice was given to 355 babies in the United States in 2025 — 193 boys and 162 girls, making it the 1,497th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,339 babies born.
The history of Justice
Justice reached its highest point in 1996, when 1,689 babies were given the name, ranking 373rd that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 38,674 babies have been named Justice. Half of them were born before 2006, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Justice by decade
| Decade | Babies named Justice | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 1,774 |
| 1900s | 10 | 2,870 |
| 1910s | 84 | 3,904 |
| 1920s | 119 | 3,899 |
| 1930s | 83 | 4,502 |
| 1940s | 68 | 4,382 |
| 1950s | 54 | 6,516 |
| 1960s | 47 | 7,534 |
| 1970s | 275 | 3,501 |
| 1980s | 462 | 3,014 |
| 1990s | 9,444 | 373 |
| 2000s | 12,747 | 435 |
| 2010s | 11,615 | 531 |
| 2020s | 3,661 | 696 |
Where Justice is heading
Justice has fallen 72% over the past decade, from 1,258 babies in 2015 to 355 in 2025.
Names like Justice
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Justice.