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Justice

/ˈdʒʌstəs/ · 49% girls, 51% boys · 355 born in 2025

Justice has been given to about 38,674 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒʌstəs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 36,813
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Justice per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 1,689
  • Born in 2025355
  • All time38,674
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Justice?

Its best year was 1996, when 1,689 babies were given the name, ranking 325th. The typical living American called Justice is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Justice

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Justine0.83
  2. Justin0.64
  3. Eunice0.64
  4. Janice0.63
  5. Julie0.62
  6. Justina0.64
  7. Myrtice0.63
  8. Judie0.62

Middle names for Justice

Ranked by flow score
  1. Justice Catherine0.84
  2. Justice Rose0.83
  3. Justice Marie0.83
  4. Justice Louise0.83
  5. Justice Claire0.82
  6. Justice Mae0.82

Sibling names for Justice

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mckennasister · 0.98
  2. Kameronbrother · 0.98
  3. Imanisister · 0.97
  4. Delaneysister · 0.97
  5. Keeganbrother · 0.97
  6. Kylerbrother · 0.97

Where Justice is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.04%
  2. Georgia0.03%
  3. Arkansas0.02%
  4. Michigan0.02%
  5. Maryland0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Justice White0.78
  2. Justice Nguyen0.78
  3. Justice Moore0.78
  4. Justice Hill0.78
  5. Justice Hall0.78
  6. Justice Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Justice

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Justice across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.