Justine
French feminine of the Latin Justinus, which was formed from iustus, meaning just, fair, or upright, and belongs to the same family as Justus.
Justine in 2025
Justine was given to 40 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,558th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 82,884 babies born.
The history of Justine
Justine reached its highest point in 1988, when 1,750 babies were given the name, ranking 323rd that year.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 40,620 babies have been named Justine. Half of them were born before 1988, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Justine by decade
| Decade | Babies named Justine | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 55 | 1,126 |
| 1890s | 155 | 1,044 |
| 1900s | 273 | 919 |
| 1910s | 1,084 | 933 |
| 1920s | 1,793 | 800 |
| 1930s | 1,243 | 929 |
| 1940s | 1,336 | 1,034 |
| 1950s | 1,375 | 1,090 |
| 1960s | 3,027 | 872 |
| 1970s | 2,991 | 866 |
| 1980s | 10,114 | 323 |
| 1990s | 11,598 | 361 |
| 2000s | 4,070 | 854 |
| 2010s | 1,238 | 2,257 |
| 2020s | 268 | 5,179 |
Where Justine is heading
Justine has fallen 63% over the past decade, from 107 babies in 2015 to 40 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1988 peak — Justine is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Justine
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Justine.